Gold Country Lenders
Philip Lester, Ellen Lester, Susan Laferte, Jonathan Blinder
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
- Gold Country Lenders
- Industry
- Real estate development loans secured by deeds of trust
- How investors were recruited
- Victims who had known and trusted the defendants for many years
- Pitch & red flags
- "annual returns of 8 to 12 percent"; "secured by a first or second deed of trust on the property"