Chicago Title Insurance coverage Firm filed swimsuit on February 11, 2026, in america District Court docket for the Southern District of New York, alleging that an electronic mail compromise scheme led to the diversion of $4,156,888.79 from an actual property closing in Newport, Rhode Island. The defendant, Earnspark World Issues, is described in court docket papers as a Nigerian enterprise entity. Citibank, N.A. is called as a nominal defendant, solely as a result of it holds the New York account the place the funds have been allegedly despatched.
