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IHC Bankruptcy Monitor: Fort Myers Recovery Concerns and the Dispute Over Sale Proceeds
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Weekly Updates for Inspired Healthcare Capital DST Investors October 12, 2026 | Week Ending October 10, 2026By August M. Iorio | Iorio Law PLLC The approval of Inspired Healthcare Capital’s property sales answered an important question: whether the transactions could move forward. A new bankruptcy filing addresses a different—and more consequential—question for Delaware statutory trust…

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IHC BANKRUPTCY MONITOR: Court Approves $713 Million Sale – What DST Investors Need to Know
Iorio Law PLLC

Weekly Updates for Inspired Healthcare Capital DST Investors Updated October 6, 2026  |  By August M. Iorio | Iorio Law PLLC         On October 5, 2026, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas granted Inspired Healthcare Capital’s motion to sell a substantial portion of its senior-living portfolio. The approved transaction package has been…

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Iorio Law PLLC Investigates Baker Tilly Capital, LLC Over Block 216 QOF, LLC and Opportunity Zone Fund Sales
Iorio Law PLLC

Update: On July 22, 2025, Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC), the lender for the Block 216 Tower, took over ownership of the mixed-use project in downtown Portland, Oregon. The acquisition of the Ritz-Carlton Portland project occurred through a consensual deed-in-lieu arrangement with the developer. This event confirms a likely complete loss of the nearly $64…

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David Lerner Associates Customers Seek up to $1 Million in Damages for Energy 11, Energy 12, and Spirit of America Energy Fund (SOAEX) Investments
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An elderly couple in their upper 80s filed a FINRA arbitration claim against David Lerner Associates, Inc. (“David Lerner Associates”) to recover losses and damages of up to $1 million. The couple, represented by securities arbitration law firm Iorio Altamirano LLP, alleges that David Lerner Associates recommended an unsuitable investment strategy to invest and concentrate…

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Former GPB Capital Executive Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
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On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, Jeffrey Lash, a former executive of GPB Capital Holdings, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in federal court in Brooklyn, NY. In 2021, a federal grand jury brought criminal charges against Lash, David Gentile (founder and owner of GPB Capital), and a third individual, Jeffry Schneider. The charges…

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Roshan Perera: SEC Charges Former Aegis Capital Broker with Fraud – Long Island, NY
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged former Aegis Capital Corp. broker Surage Kamal Roshan Perera and his firm, Janues Capital Incorporated, with fraud and obtaining emergency relief in court, including a temporary restraining order and an asset freeze. The SEC alleges that from February 2022 until March 2023, the Bellrose, NY broker defrauded at…

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Law Firm Investigating Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC for the Sale of GWG L Bonds and GPB Capital Funds
Iorio Law PLLC

Iorio Altamirano LLP, a securities arbitration law firm based in New York, NY, is investigating potential lawsuits and securities arbitration claims against Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC for its sale of L Bonds issued by GWG Holdings, Inc. (GWGH) and limited partnerships created by GPB Capital Holdings, LLC. On March 21, 2022, the Financial Industry Regulatory…

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Law Firm Investigating National Securities Corporation for the Sale of GWG L Bonds and GPB Capital Funds
Iorio Law PLLC

Iorio Altamirano LLP, a securities arbitration law firm based in New York, NY, is investigating potential lawsuits and securities arbitration claims against National Securities Corporation for its sale of L Bonds issued by GWG Holdings, Inc. (GWGH) and limited partnerships created by GPB Capital Holdings, LLC. On June 23, 2022, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…

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SEC to Seek Receivership for GPB Capital
Iorio Law PLLC

**Update: June 17, 2022** The SEC and GPB’s court-appointed monitor have submitted court filings recommending that GPB Capital Holdings LLC be placed in receivership to prevent GPB founder and owner David Gentile from reasserting control over the firm that has been accused of running a Ponzi-like scheme by regulators. Joseph Gardemal, the GPB court-appointed monitor,…

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Law Firm Investigating the Sale of GWG L Bonds to Retail Investors by Western International Securities, Inc.
Iorio Law PLLC

**Update: June 16, 2022** On June 15, 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Western International Securities, Inc., and several of its brokers, in California Central District Court in connection with approximately $13.3 million in L bonds sold to retail customers. The firm is accused of failing to perform due…

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