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Cases / Real estate

Dreier LLP

Marc S. Dreier

ReportedDec 8, 2008
LocationNew York, NY
Amount$113,000,000

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Company / entity
Dreier LLP
Industry
Fictitious promissory notes (purported real estate developer note program)
How investors were recruited
Dreier contacted hedge funds directly, posing as an intermediary for note sellers; used his law firm position and access to institutional investors.
Pitch & red flags
Claimed existence of a developer "note program"; forged financial statements and audit letters; confederates impersonated company representatives.

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Source

SEC official

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