The Case Remains Cold, Even 'Affordable Housing' In LA Isn't Affordable. PDF MARY ANN SMITH Deputy Commissioner SEAN ROONEY - The Department of Importantly, the Receiver intends to request the Court authorize that the Galileo Project vacant land be conveyed with a clear title and free of the Galileo Project investors fractional interests. As such, the Receiver accepted the offer and will soon seek Court authority to sell the Galileo Project land. On May 25, 2022, the California Attorney Generals Office filed criminal charges against a number of people in connection with the Silver Saddle Commercial Development-Galileo Project. The Receivership Estate will not be able to fund these costs for very long. We will provide an update if the trial date changes. The owners of the 30,000-acre Silver Saddle Ranch & Club, about a dozen miles north of the downtown here in a remote corner of this remote city, are touting the open spaces of the high desert as a . The Receiver determined that it is necessary to reopen the sales process and allow all interested parties to present their best and final offers. Maney opposed the sale because he wants to propose a joint venture in which the Ranch is included in an agreement between the investors and a third party, Rick Jones. "A Treasure in the Desert!" Located in the high desert at the foot of the majestic. Most of the land Mendelsohn sold was bought by participants of a program he created that taught people how to be a real estate agent-- by selling land in California City. Should the Court order the sale to go forward, the Receiver intends to recommend to the Court that the sale proceeds be used to fund an investor distribution. On March 13, 2020, the Receiver filed the first status report. The receiver requested the court to cancel the escrows and refund Feteriks deposit. Should the Court order the sale to go forward, the Receiver intends to recommend to the Court that the sale proceeds be used to fund an additional investor distribution. If approved, the closing date would occur within 60 days, according to the receiver. Maney helped negotiate the settlement with the FTC, and after Great Western Cities declared bankruptcy in 1984, he acquired some of the assets, including a lot of vacant California City land and a small resort called Silver Saddle Ranch. The case remains pending in San Diego County Superior Court, with a current trial date of January 21, 2022. Or send via email to [email protected], with Silver Saddle in the subject line of the email. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display. We will seek the Courts approval of the sale at a hearing on April 15, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., at the San Diego Superior Court, Hall of Justice, Department C-73. Both purchases needed to be approved by the Court before they could proceed. LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network. 5. The Receiver has received several inquiries concerning W-2s from former employees. The motion cites water costs alone ran more than $285,000 since it was placed in the receivers hands in October 2019. Internet Reaction Is Not Great, There's Something Else Blooming In The Desert: Massive Art Installations, What We Know About The Odd Blue Creatures Washing Ashore On SoCal Beaches, The Palm Springs Government Burned Down Their Neighborhood Now They're Seeking Reparations, The Very Busy Ports Of LA And Long Beach Are Effectively Shut Down, Everything Is Blooming In The SoCal Desert. Defendants comingled and diverted funds that had been promised to be set aside and preserved for the investors benefit, making it difficult to trace exactly how investor money was being spent. At the hearing, the Court approved the sale of the land for $900,000, with clear title and free of all liens and encumbrances. At the same time the Receiver accepted an offer to purchase the Silver Saddle Ranch, he accepted an offer to purchase the Galileo Project Land. Every investor should carefully review the Receivers claim determination. This will ensure the sales process is healthy and will maximize the sales price, which is in the best interest of the Receivership Estate. Most of the money, the DBO learned, was gone. After 14 days, the Receiver will respond to any investor objections filed with the Court, so that the Court can evaluate the Receivers calculations. The list is sorted by investor account number, which number was included in the Preliminary Claim Determination letters that were mailed to each investor. DBO also stated that many victims spent as much as $30,000 in a scheme that lasted eight years. Based on an independent appraisal prepared for the Galileo Project Land, the Receiver believes the price is more than fair and reasonable. lawsuit on September 9, 2019 against Defendants. While Jones attorney eventually responded that the offer wasnt contingent on any joint venture, the deadline had passed and Jones offer since rejected, though the receiver invited him to submit another offer through Kidder Matthews. Department of Business Oversight sues to stop $30 million Silver Saddle Accelerated Assets wanted to postpone any sale of the Ranch so that the Ranch can be used as part of settlement negotiations it wishes to have with the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.