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Cases / Real estate

Equitybuild Inc., Equitybuild Finance LLC

Jerome H. Cohen, Shaun D. Cohen

ReportedAug 20, 2018
LocationChicago, IL
Amount$135,000,000

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Company / entity
Equitybuild Inc., Equitybuild Finance LLC
Industry
Real estate-secured promissory notes
How investors were recruited
Direct solicitation of about 900 investors nationwide since 2010
Pitch & red flags
Promised double-digit returns; properties described as "fully secured" income-producing; allegedly hid 15-30% in undisclosed fees

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Source

SEC official

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