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Cases / Real estate

Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC

Robert Shapiro

ReportedAug 8, 2019
LocationSherman Oaks, CA
Amount$1,290,000,000

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Company / entity
Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC
Industry
Real estate lending fund (promissory notes)
How investors were recruited
Phone and in-person conversations, emails, website, and outreach to financial planners; about $400M from retirement accounts
Pitch & red flags
"low-risk, safe, simple, and conservative"; high monthly interest; marketed as secured by real property

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Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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