On December 22, 2020, the bankruptcy Trustee completed three sales of its real estate holdings located at 10080 W. Sunset Blvd. (also known as 141 S. Carolwood Dr.), 10060 W. Sunset Blvd., and 10100 W. Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, California to three private entities for an aggregate cash purchase price of $88,000,000. Here's a … Continue reading $88 Million Sold!
For IRA folks
To give a sense of scale, the last distribution from the trustee was mailed out November 6th. So the non IRA folks started getting checks in the mail as early as the 10th or 11th. The IRA folks I know are showing money post to their accounts today (December 1st). So IRA folks just have … Continue reading For IRA folks
4th Distribution of 2020
Check your mail box ... for money!
IRA folks
Quick reminder, when these disributions occur the trustee will create one master check of hundreds of thousands or even millions to the IRA custodian with a report as to how all that money gets posted to the various IRA holders (per the shares they have in the BK trust) ... So don't be surprised when … Continue reading IRA folks
No One’s going to like this
What is below was released Monday late. As you will read they want us all to file for an IRS extension to our 2019 tax filing so this trust can get your IRS forms out to you. I'm just the piano player - I didn't write the music. ************************************************************************************* —February 3, 2020—Woodbridge Liquidation Trust … Continue reading No One’s going to like this
Input for you on the Contrarian offer
What follows is a warning/advisement/etc. from the trustee on how the Contrarian offer works in case you are considering accepting their offer. From memory, if you take the Contrarian offer all distributions after Dec 28th of last year are theirs to keep (I may be off on the date - but the point is the … Continue reading Input for you on the Contrarian offer
How do I look ….?
There's an old adage that goes - Don't ask a barber if you need a hair cut. As you consider selling your shares in the bankruptcy trust be judicious who you take input from. I'm hearing folks ping me with lots of comments from the people at the firm offering to purchase Woodbridge Liquidation … Continue reading How do I look ….?
Here’s today’s news
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 BREAKING: Ex-Woodbridge CEO Gets 25 Years For $1.3B Ponzi Scheme Former Woodbridge Group owner and CEO Robert H. Shapiro was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that raised $1.3 billion from more than 8,000 investors, resulting in approximately $470 million in losses to them.
Next Distribution
I was able to get an email exchange with a contact on the bankruptcy trust - the best guess for the next distribution back in May was 'end of July.' Unfortunately the situation of getting closings on the properties for sale is rendering a goal of more like the fall of this year. As … Continue reading Next Distribution
Liquidity soon!
Some may know more than I on this topic - so please reply with a message to either straighten me out on a detail or flesh out better what you know on this. But the bankruptcy trustee decided around May 1 to take the Woodbridge bankruptcy trust 'public'. Meaning go through a process of creating … Continue reading Liquidity soon!
Lessons Learned from the Woodbridge Scam 