Bernard Madoff says he is dying and is asking a judge for compassionate release from prison, where he is serving 150 years for orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, according to a Wednesday federal court filing. Madoff, 81, has terminal kidney failure and a life expectancy of less than 18 months, according to the filing. He […]
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LA QUINTA – An ongoing investigation of the Luxe Vacation Home “Ponzi scheme” shows how the business has ripped off renters, homeowners and other services. A former Luxe homeowner said the city is also in the mix. “Somebody accidentally sent me two different statements and they had two different reservation numbers and two completely different […]
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LA QUINTA – Luxe Vacation Homes was running a rental “Ponzi scheme” to pay off future rentals with current rentals. “Imagine that, 50 houses, 45-thousand dollars for three weeks,” Quartez Wynn, a rental house manager, said. Luxe Vacation Homes received fifty percent of every transaction they made, up front. “That’s a lot of money,” Wynn […]
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Luxe Vacation Homes in La Quinta is now permanently closed but hundreds of people are asking for their money. Justin Steubs is the owner of Luxe Vacation Homes which is an agency that rents out short-term rentals for homeowners. “It’s about $1.2 million in liabilities,” Aleazar Lua, a former business partner of Steubs, said. Lua […]
