FLORENCE, Ky. — It’s a “location agnostic” investment company whose founders came from California and Virginia. And it’s racking up lawsuits in Greater Cincinnati, after acquiring a cluster of Northern Kentucky companies in 2022.

In the last two years, Reston Equity Group and its affiliated companies have been named in 23 lawsuits, claiming total damages of more than $2.7 million. Thirteen of the lawsuits were filed by vendors who say they’re owed more than $800,000 for materials or services provided to companies that Reston acquired.

Other lawsuits were filed by companies that financed construction equipment, homeowners who paid for improvements that never happened and Huff Realty, which claims it is owed $127,000 for unpaid brokerage fees.

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