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Cases / Investment funds & advisory

Gentlemen Timepieces

Anthony Farrer

ReportedNov 8, 2023
LocationLos Angeles, CA
Amount$3,000,000

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Company / entity
Gentlemen Timepieces
Industry
Luxury watch consignment and sales
How investors were recruited
Customers of his Beverly Hills luxury-watch consignment business who wanted to buy or sell high-end watches.
Pitch & red flags
Offered to sell watches on consignment for a commission "typically 5%"; complaint alleges he lulled victims with smaller successful transactions before larger ones.

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Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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