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NYC Real Estate Whiz Busted
Aug 29, 2008

Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has brought down NYC real-estate investor Adam Hochfelder, according to news reports. The DA arrested and charge Hochfelder with allegedly bilking associates and banks out of more than $17 million.  The most serious charge, grand larceny, for lying on and forging various documents, could earn him a whopping return--25 years in jail. The 37-year-old was chairman & CEO of Max Capital Management Corp.

 
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