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Real Estate/Development

Mar. 30, 2011

Bank Sues L.A. Developer for Loan Fraud

Pacific Western Bank is suing prominent Los Angeles-area developer Robert Zarnegin for allegedly inflating his worth to receive a loan in a commercial real estate loan gone bad.


By Anna Scott


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Pacific Western Bank is suing a prominent Beverly Hills developer for allegedly inflating his company's worth to receive a loan in a commercial real estate loan gone bad.


At a time when growing real estate litigation has targeted banks for making reckless loans leading up to the financial meltdown of 2008, the bank's lawsuit is a role reversal of sorts, though lawyers say complain...

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