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GoLocalProv | Business | New Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Realtor Kyle Seyboth
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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High profile Rhode Island realtor Kyle Seyboth is the subject of a new lawsuit filed on Monday in federal court.
The lawsuit is related to the actions filed by the Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha.
In November 2024, GoLocal was first to report that Seyboth – and a number of his related companies and associates – were hit by the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office with claims that the group “took advantage of two elderly Haitian immigrants with limited command of the English language to swindle the pair out of their home for a fraction of its value.”
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That case is still pending in Providence Superior Court.
New Federal Lawsuit
Also named in this new lawsuit are Lowell Williams, Chris Messier and a series of companies related to Seyboth.
The lawsuit asserts in its opening paragraph:
After scamming two elderly Haitian immigrants out of the $400,000 home that they had owned for almost thirty years, providing them the relatively paltry sum of $100,000 in exchange, defendant Kyle Seyboth explained the circumstances to the plaintiffs’ panicked daughter thusly, “I own the house. It’s my [f–king] house. It’s my house.” Mr. Seyboth is wrong.
The lawsuit has multiple counts, including a claim that Seyboth and the other defendants are guilty of a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
According to the lawsuit filed on Monday, “Plaintiffs Marie Delva and Jean Marie Delva (collectively the “Debtors” or the “Delvas”), both debtors in separate cases under chapter 13, Title 11 of the United State Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) before the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, bring this action to: a) recover the prepetition fraudulent transfer of exempt property, to wit, their residence located at 58 Pekin Street, Providence; b) seek a determination that the foreclosure rescue scam through which they lost the Property was in fact a loan transaction and to recharacterize the conveyance of the Property as an equitable mortgage; c) have the usurious loan transaction declared void; and d) for monetary relief under applicable law.”
“Defendants collectively orchestrated or participated in a foreclosure rescue scam and, through a bait-and-switch, took the Debtors’ $400,000 home for $100,000 while requiring repayment of $280,000 within a year for the Debtors to get their home back. In designing this transaction, certain Defendants candidly referred to the transaction as a loan when communicating among themselves, and referred to the Debtors’ periodic payments as ‘mortgage payments,’” states the lawsuit.
Nick Hemond, Seyboth’s attorney, told GoLocal, “The Delvas lied to each other, they lied to the AG, then they lied in superior court, now it would seem they intend to take their lies to federal court.”
Seyboth’s History and Real Estate Expert for WJAR-10
In October of 2025, Seyboth made threats to call immigration officials against a family he was in a dispute with.
Then, he was caught on tape berating a man in a related dispute.
LISTEN TO THAT AUDIO EXCHANGE ABOVE.
Seyboth heads the Seyboth Team and is affiliated with Century 21.
He continues to be a regular on WJAR’s Studio 10 as a real estate expert.
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CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island State Police are investigating a crash that happened on I-295 North in Cumberland Tuesday night.
The crash happened in the right lane near Exit 22 just before 9 p.m.
It’s unclear exactly what caused the crash or if anyone was injured.
12 News has reached out to Rhode Island State Police for more information but has not heard back.
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Scandals shake up Capitol Hill ahead of midterm elections
Congressional reporter Zachary Schermele dives into the latest scandals on Capitol Hill and how they’re shaking up politics ahead of midterms.
Rhode Island’s Democrat and Republican primary elections will officially be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9 this year, instead of the usual Tuesday election day.
Lawmakers passed the bill at the urging of state and local officials, who were concerned that an election day falling the day after Labor Day would not give them enough time to set up polls for the arrival of voters.
Gov. Dan McKee signed the bill on April 20, officially moving the primary day for 2026.
Which races will be on the ballot? The Republican and Democrat nominees for a swath of local offices – most notably governor but also lieutenant governor and attorney general.
Why was RI’s primary day moved?
At a hearing on the bill earlier this year, Randy Rossi, executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns explained the “significant logistical and financial challenges” municipalities otherwise would have faced having an election the day after Labor Day.
“Beyond cost, municipalities face serious logistical challenges accessing and setting up more than 430 polling locations on a major federal holiday, a process that often requires many hours and access to facilities that are typically closed and unstaffed on Labor Day,” he said.
“Compounding these challenges, many municipalities conduct early voting in city or town halls that must also serve as primary day polling locations,” Rossi noted.
Without changes to current law, he said, “municipalities would be required to conduct early voting and primary day polling simultaneously, often in the same limited space and with the same poll workers, requiring additional staffing and facilities.”
By the time this legislative hearing took place in January, other states facing similar issues, including Massachusetts, had already adjusted their primary dates, “and Rhode Island itself has demonstrated that alternative scheduling can be successful, as occurred during the statewide Wednesday primary in 2018,” Rossi said.
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WPRI) — If you’re looking to satisfy you’re sweet tooth, look no further than Division Street.
Nothing Bundt Cakes opened its first Rhode Island bakery in East Greenwich earlier this month. The new bakery is situated within East Greenwich Square, which is also home to the Ocean State’s first Crumbl.
The bakery is known for its handcrafted specialty Bundt cakes, as well as smaller “Bundtlets,” and bite-sized “Bundtinis,” that come in a variety of flavors.
“There’s a strong sense of local pride, creativity, and community here that aligns perfectly with our values,” said Jake Williams, who owns the East Greenwich bakery. “We were drawn to the area’s vibrant small business culture and the opportunity to contribute something special.”
Nothing Bundt Cakes is also expected to open another bakery at Chapel View in Cranston later this year.
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