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Genius Inc.

Jason Trevor Brooks, Donald Scott Carew

ReportedJun 2, 2009
LocationErie, CO
Amount$10,000,000

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Company / entity
Genius Inc.
Industry
Resale of Japanese electronics and appliances
How investors were recruited
Investors mainly in Weld, Larimer, Broomfield and Boulder counties, Colorado
Pitch & red flags
Reportedly promised "35 percent profit on an investment within a month"; told investors money would buy electronics for resale.

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Source

bizwest.com

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