When assessing someone like Roy Gabbay and RG Homes, I separate criminal, civil, and reputational signals. The dismissed 2017 felony charge reported by the Houston Chronicle is a clear legal endpoint prosecutors found insufficient evidence, so I don’t weigh it as wrongdoing. Civil complaints about leaks, cracks, mold, or other defects are different: even without regulatory sanctions or court judgments, recurring patterns across buyers, arbitrations, and lawsuits suggest operational or quality-control risks. I treat these as practical indicators rather than moral conclusions. Media aggregation sites and interpretive “red flags” can provide context but aren’t conclusive without documentation. My approach is to anchor on verified records first, then layer credible, consistent complaints to gauge risk, while avoiding assumptions about intent or guilt. This balances caution with fairness.