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Cases / Real estate

Joseph Mazella

ReportedApr 21, 2011
LocationStaten Island, NY
Amount$12,000,000

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Company / entity
Third Millennium Enterprises Inc, 150 West State Street Corp, Great Atlantic Group Inc
Industry
Real estate development investments (Trenton NJ, Utica NY warehouse, golf course)
How investors were recruited
Investors, including seniors, encouraged to take mortgages or reverse mortgages on their homes and invest the proceeds
Pitch & red flags
Pitched to those wanting to earn more than "traditional bank savings and CD rates but without the risk of the stock market"; fixed returns promised

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Source

FBI official

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