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Cases / Energy & alternative assets

DC Solar

Ari J. Lauer, Jeff Carpoff, Paulette Carpoff

ReportedMar 9, 2026
LocationMartinez, CA
Amount$912,000,000

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Company / entity
DC Solar
Industry
Mobile solar generators on trailers (tax-credit equity investments)
How investors were recruited
Large multimillion-dollar transactions with investors using fraudulent techniques
Pitch & red flags
Generous federal tax credits; circular 're-rent' payments disguised as lease revenue; actual demand 5% or less of claimed

Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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