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Cases / Real estate

Elva Group

Armand R. Franquelin, Martin A. Pool

ReportedAug 9, 2013
LocationOgden, UT
Amount$12,000,000

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Company / entity
Elva Group
Industry
Real estate purchase and development
How investors were recruited
Persuaded investors to convert traditional IRAs into self-directed IRAs to buy Elva notes
Pitch & red flags
promissory notes promising "monthly interest payments at annual rates between 8 percent and 20 percent"; funds to develop Haven Estates, loans "secure[d]" by "first lien positions" in the property

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Source

archive.sltrib.com

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