Chicago Title Insurance Company filed suit on February 11, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging that an email compromise scheme led to the diversion of $4,156,888.79 from a real estate closing in Newport, Rhode Island. The defendant, Earnspark Global Concerns, is described in court papers as a Nigerian business entity. Citibank, N.A. is named as a nominal defendant, solely because it holds the New York account where the funds were allegedly sent.
Chicago Title sues after wire fraud drains $4.1 million from escrow
