Update on Palm Beach developer and his attorney, Leslie Evans

On March 15, Robert Matthews and his Palm Beach real estate attorney, Leslie R. Evans were arrested by federal marshals. Well known attorney, Leslie Evans, has had a lot of real estate transactions in Lake Worth through the years.

Both are out on bond--Evans out on $250,000 from day one and now Matthews is out on bond as of this past Friday--$500,000.

Read the update... "on the case that involves fraud and money laundering as part of a conspiracy scheme that scammed foreign investors out of funds they expected would be used to develop the still-incomplete Palm House project at 160 Royal Palm Way."

Les Evans arrested

Attorney Leslie Evans has always been a friend to a certain segment in the City of Lake Worth.  Do you remember when he was involved in the L Street Parking Lot?

Here's a short recap of that bad city transaction:  Cory O'Gorman, former Director of the CRA, presented the parking lot to Leslie Evans. The City of Lake Worth sold this property in March 2005 to Evans, an attorney, and friend of the R&R's (Ramiccio and Romano). Why would anyone sell a downtown parking lot?

They hurried to get the Contract signed one day before citizens were to vote on a charter amendment initiated by Laurence Mcnamara and a few others that would require voter approval for the sale of parks, downtown property and waterfront land west of State Road A1A. This was corruption beyond anything experienced before in the city. Six months before in September 2004, the Commission did everything within its creative power and then some to get the initiative off the ballot, violating their own rules some say as well as Sunshine Laws, canceling the 2nd hearing using the excuse of Hurricane Frances.

Well that was then and this is now...Evans has been arrested for 8 counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and 10 counts of illegal monetary transactions.

All these characters find Lake Worth...think Peter Willard and the Greater Bay fiasco and Cory O'Gorman was involved in that too.

Read about it...