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Cases / Real estate

Michael James Frew

ReportedAug 2, 2018
LocationHillsborough, CA
Amount$3,500,000

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Industry
Real estate (U.S. and foreign) and short-term investments
How investors were recruited
Direct solicitation of individuals, including one couple
Pitch & red flags
Promised a "10% return" on short-term investments; said funds would go into foreign real estate and a short-term investment

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Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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