H
omebuyers suing Michael O'Sullivan, a Hamptons property investor, have expanded their lawsuits to include a real estate agent and two attorneys who allegedly helped facilitate deals that left families struggling to keep homes they thought they owned. The buyers claim the professionals conspired with O'Sullivan to make false representations about the properties' status, leading them to purchase homes already in foreclosure.

    Lourdes Alban, a Hamptons real estate agent, has been accused of working with O'Sullivan on deals that left families facing foreclosure. Alban denies any wrongdoing and claims she didn't represent buyers in deals with O'Sullivan or list homes for him. However, homebuyers Felipe Urgiles and Kerly Palacios have named her as a defendant in their lawsuit, alleging she conspired with O'Sullivan to defraud them.

    Another buyer, Juan Amon, said he believed Alban's assurances that he didn't need an attorney to represent him when buying a $800,000 house from O'Sullivan. However, the LLC owned by O'Sullivan later purchased the house at auction and has filed to evict Amon. Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Peter McGreevy halted the eviction while Attorney General Letitia James' office investigates O'Sullivan.

    Ivan Young, an attorney who worked with O'Sullivan on foreclosure battles, has been sued for fraud in four active cases. In two of those cases, homebuyers were granted default judgments against Young after he failed to respond to the lawsuits. Young denies any wrongdoing and claims his work with O'Sullivan was legitimate.

    William Grausso, another attorney, is a defendant in four active cases, with homebuyers alleging he conspired with O'Sullivan to commit fraud. Grausso claims he provided all necessary disclosures to buyers and didn't make any misrepresentations about the properties' status.