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Cases / Lending & cash advance

MJ Capital Funding LLC, MJ Taxes and More Inc.

Joel Castellanos, Johanna M. Garcia

ReportedAug 13, 2021
LocationTamarac, FL
Amount$196,000,000

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Company / entity
MJ Capital Funding LLC, MJ Taxes and More Inc.
Industry
Merchant cash advance (MCA) investment / alternative lending
How investors were recruited
Lead sales agent who, personally and through a team of about 42 sales agents, solicited about 1,222 investors and earned commissions while unregistered
Pitch & red flags
"10% or more per month" returns, 120%-180% annualized returns, funds pitched as backing merchant cash advances to small businesses

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Source

SEC official

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