HGTV’s ‘Mr. Flip It’ Jailed for $10M Real Estate Scam

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A 58-year-old California man who starred in a renovation competition series for HGTV was sentenced to serve four years behind bars after being convicted of real estate fraud, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Charles “Todd” Hill was also ordered to pay back restitution to the tune of $9.4 million, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office said in a news release.

After being indicted in 2019, Hill was convicted of committing “multiple fraud schemes” last September after he admitted to “grand theft against all victims and admitted the aggravated white-collar enhancements,” prosecutors said.

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