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deeproot Funds LLC, Policy Services Inc.

Robert J. Mueller

ReportedAug 20, 2021
LocationSan Antonio, TX
Amount$58,000,000

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Company / entity
deeproot Funds LLC, Policy Services Inc.
Industry
Pooled investment funds (life settlements / policy-backed funds)
How investors were recruited
Persuaded investors, many of them retirees, to cash out annuities held at other firms and invest in his funds
Pitch & red flags
told investors funds would buy life insurance policies and deeproot businesses offering "relatively safe returns"; 575 Fund offered 7% simple annual interest at maturity or 5% paid monthly; Growth Runs Deep Fund promised a "potentially larger payout"

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Source

SEC official

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