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Lazar Frederick & Company, Weststar Exploration Inc., KS Resources

Betty Ann Rubin, Mark D. Seigel, John J. Judd Jr.

ReportedOct 13, 2000
LocationWoodland Hills, CA
Amount$42,000,000

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Company / entity
Lazar Frederick & Company, Weststar Exploration Inc., KS Resources
Industry
Oil and gas limited partnerships
How investors were recruited
Sold nationwide through Rubin's Beverly Hills broker-dealer, Lazar Frederick & Company, to over 1,000 mostly elderly investors.
Pitch & red flags
Promised "10-12% annual returns"; investors were mostly elderly (over 1,500 investors).

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Source

SEC official

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