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Cases / Real estate

Val E. Southwick

ReportedFeb 6, 2008
LocationOgden, UT
Amount$180,000,000

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Company / entity
VesCor Capital Corp, VesCor Capital Inc, Vescorp Capital LLC, VesCorp Capital IV-A LLC, VesCorp Capital IV-M LLC
Industry
Notes funding real estate development projects
How investors were recruited
Notably targeted senior citizens; more than 800 investors since the early 1990s.
Pitch & red flags
Promised annual returns of 8% to 24%; claimed real estate developments were "highly profitable" and investment risk was "nonexistent or extremely limited because investments were secured by recorded property interests or were highly collateralized"

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Source

SEC official

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