Joel Richard Frank
This entry summarizes public reporting and government filings. Charges and civil complaints are allegations unless a court has entered a conviction or judgment — check the source for the current status.
- Company / entity
- Equilus Group Inc., Equilus Capital Partners LLC, Colt Creek Real Estate LLC
- Industry
- Private real estate investment funds
- How investors were recruited
- Sold fund interests to 90+ investors, at least 70 in Washington; Frank was an investment adviser representative (dataset: mostly existing advisory clients)
- Pitch & red flags
- payouts mischaracterized as "dividend distributions"; falsified account statements