Fired ‘We Buy Ugly Houses' franchisee sentenced to federal prison for fraud scheme, DOJ says - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/fired-we-buy-ugly-houses-franchisee-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-fraud-scheme-doj-says-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worthContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Ex-Dallas We Buy Ugly Houses Franchisee Sentenced for Scamhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/fired-we-buy-ugly-houses-franchisee-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-fraud-scheme-doj-says-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worthhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/fired-we-buy-ugly-houses-franchisee-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-fraud-scheme-doj-says-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth#u85272Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:16:40 +0000A former Dallas franchisee for the We Buy Ugly Houses brand received a 15-year federal prison sentence for operating an investment fraud scheme. The Department of Justice announced the punishment following an investment scam connected to the real estate business. Court cases and reporting connected the fraudulent operation to a massive sum, though sources differ on the exact financial scale, citing amounts near thirty-nine million dollars or forty million dollars. The defendant was previously fired from the franchise network before facing federal prosecution and imprisonment.Why it mattersFran