Press Coverage

Date	Description (click to view)
6/3/08	Judge OKs Fox Hills building on protected ag land - MSS
5/16/08	Judge orders reputed Gotti associate to return... - LVRJ
5/1/08	SEC Sues Colt Investor - HA
5/1/08	Investors group leader warned in USA Capital case - LVRJ
4/27/08	Urban renewal project in L.A. begets blight instead - LAT
4/3/08	Regulators agree to reduce OneCap Mortgage fine - LVRJ
3/25/08	Cowboys, keep an eye out for Dastards... - LVRJ
3/12/08	Focus proposes payment plan to resolve loan troubles - LVRJ
3/6/08	Market drives Desert Capital to halt sales... - LVRJ
2/5/08	REAL ESTATE: Another sign of crisis - LVRJ
2/4/08	When businesses fail... - LVRJ
1/25/08	USA Capital investors may benefit from plan - LVRJ
11/20/07	Hotel Zoso sale will aid investors in USA Capital - LVRJ
10/13/07	USA Capital investor vents anger - LVRJ
10/10/07	Official plans hearing on USA Capital settlement - LVRJ
10/6/07	USA Capital investor found in contempt - LVRJ
9/21/97	USA Capital's former owner offers few answers - LVRJ
9/11/07	Judge plans to issue order in loan dispute - LVRJ
8/28/07	Judge criticizes parties in USA Capital case - LVRJ
7/28/07	Judge warns attorneys in USA Capital case - LVRJ
7/19/07	Bankruptcy trustee seeking approval to sell... - LVRJ
7/16/07	Supes OK 14,000-home Placer development - SBJ
7/6/07	Lending regulator plans to resign - LVRJ
6/21/07	IN BRIEF: Ex-USA Capital exec put into bankruptcy - LVRJ
6/21/07	Judge says she's decider - LVRJ
5/24/07	USA Capital investors sue private equity firm - RGJ
5/13/07	Double-dose of bad news for USA Capital investors NLTB
5/12/07	Compass Partners accused by state of violating laws - LVRJ
5/5/07	Private equity company sues investors... - LVRJ
5/3/07	Hotel Zoso owner files for bankruptcy - PE
4/17/07	Lerin Hills posted for sale on courthouse steps - BS
4/5/07	Purchasers ... May have been Defrauded - SFB
4/4/07	Lawyers will ask judge to rethink USA Capital ruling. - LVRJ
3/16/07	Mortgage investment scandals may be too big... - LVRJ
3/15/07	USA Capital yields reins to Compass Partners - LVRJ
3/13/07	Private equity firm sees opportunities... - BCD
3/8/07	Bill to establish mortgage commission... - LVRJ
3/2/07	Distressed Player Eyes Bridge Loans - CMA
2/23/07	Compass Partners hopes to resolve loans in 2007 - LVRJ
2/22/07	Motion made to freeze assets - LVRJ
2/20/07	IN BRIEF - LVRJ
2/11/07	Couple tied to USA Capital draws probes - PBP
1/30/07	Judge allows Tree Moss bankruptcy - LVRJ
1/25/07	Dissident group drops request for freeze... - LVRJ
1/23/07	USA Capital dissidents follow wrong protocol... - LVRJ
1/19/07	Reorganization plan for USA Capital in jeopardy LVRJ
1/18/07	USA Capital's failure creates painful... - LVRJ
1/05/07	Procedures set for $9.75 million feud - LVRJ
12/29/06	Judge tells man not to spend proceeds... - LVRJ
12/22/06	Judge will confirm USA Capital reorganization... - LVRJ
12/20/06	Judge calls for naming of trustee...e - LVRJ
12/15/06	Reorganization plan for USA Capital up to judge - LVRJ
12/14/06	Analyst calls Vestin II 'well-managed' REIT - LVRJ
12/12/06	N.Y. lender wins USA Capital bid for $67 million - LVRJ
12/08/06	Mortgage lender sparks bid battle - LVRJ
12/06/06	Tempers flare at USA Capital session - LVRJ
12/03/06	Retired mob associate among victims... - LVRJ
11/14/06	USA Documents Get Approval - LVRJ
11/10/06	Lawyer bids to seal records... - LVRJ
10/31/06	USA CAPITAL: Judge: No Chapter 7 for lender - LVRJ
10/4/06	State shutting investment company - LVRJ
9/30/06	Fees totaling $6.6 million OK’d in USA Capital case - LVRJ
9/20/06	Lenders say no to adding private examiners -LVRJ
9/19/06	Senator: Mortgage wing not lacking investigators - LVRJ
9/13/06	Managers to sell assets of one fund - LVRJ
9/01/06	Lender talking new plan -LVRJ
8/17/06	Judge thwarts lawsuit against lending group - LVRJ
8/10/06	State regulator orders lender to halt actions - LVRJ
8/08/06	Fees for USA Capital case $550,800 a week - LVRJ
8/04/06	More than just money - LVRJ
8/01/06	State regulator refuses to reveal... - LVRJ
8/01/06	Builder not afraid of big bad bubble - LVRJ
7/26/06	...Interim managers withhold information - LVRJ
7/22/06	Lender referred to FBI, SEC - LVRJ
7/19/06	USA Capital to request to pay $64.7 million... - LVRJ
7/16/06	The man behind USA Capital - LVRJ
7/16/06	Ill-fated investments - LVRJ
7/16/06	Victimized investor blames lack of enforcement - LVRJ
7/13/06	No foreclosures or lawsuits yet at USA Capital - LVRJ
7/11/06	USA Capital managers say payments on way - LVRJ
6/22/06	Fertitta exec stays on USA Capital investors board - LVRJ
6/16/06	USA Capital hearings set - NLTB
6/15/06	USA Capital managers keep asset control - LVRJ
6/14/06	USA Capital managers to accept collateral for debt - LVRJ
6/13/06	USA Capital seeks to change investor panel - LVRJ
6/06/06	Insiders’ assets may be targeted - LVRJ
5/31/06	USA Capital Investors fret over rising legal fees - LVRJ
5/20/06	...first effort to secure financing fails - LVRJ
5/19/06	Bankruptcy judge allows two law firms... - LVRJ
5/19/06	USA Capital bankruptcy filing leaves investors stunned - LVS
5/18/06	USA Capital exec says funds being recovered - LVRJ
5/16/06	U.S. agency opposes firms’ appointment - LVRJ
5/12/06	U.S. Trustees office selects people to panels... - LVRJ
5/12/06	Official foresees lending reform - LVRJ
5/11/06	USA Capital investors band together in web group - LVRJ
5/10/06	Collateral offered to square matters - LVRJ
5/09/06	Lender goes for collateral - LVRJ
5/04/06	Owners of lender owe $57 million to company - LVRJ
5/03/06	Investors may bid for cash - LVRJ
4/30/06	Turnaround pro calls for patience at USA Capital - LVRJ
4/28/06	Most of lender’s loans overdue - LVRJ
4/22/06	Private-lender founder says... - LVRJ
4/22/06	More private-lending laws called unnecessary - LVRJ
4/20/06	Audit of firm showed no woes - LVRJ
4/19/06	Filing leaves people miffed - LVRJ
4/18/06	Bankrupt USA Capital overpaid interest... - LVRJ
4/15/06	Lender seeks haven - LVRJ
9/28/05	USA Capital suspends investments in fund - LVS
8/27/05	SEC reviewing Las Vegas-based USA... LVRJ
5/21/05	USA Capital unit attracts scrutiny...s - LVRJ
9/14/04	...bailout plan backed by Las Vegas firm - LVS
9/2/04	Fund official to appeal judgment - LVRJ
3/1/04	TECH FORUM: Startups told to be prepared - LVRJ
8/08/03	Court approves Castaways loan - LVS
7/24/03	Castaways to get new Vestin loan - LVS
7/17/03	Loan bid decision delayed - LVRJ
7/17/03	Castaways exec outlines property's woes - LVS
7/10/03	Castaways faces hurdles... - LVRJ
6/28/03	Lender criticizes casino executives - LVRJ
6/27/03	Castaways notes lack of competitiveness... - LVS
6/27/03	Castaways gets OK for loan...- LVRJ
2/18/03	Analyst launches coverage of Harrah's - LVRJ
10/31/02	Suit against Tuscany dismissed - LVS
10/29/02	Henderson Tuscany Hills community hits legal snag - LVRJ
10/24/02	Fate of Tuscany development... - LVS
11/30/01	Off-Strip hotel purchased - LVS
11/14/00	Stupak admits part in linking city seal, site - LVRJ
10/19/00	INTERNET GAMBLING: Goodman touts plan - LVRJ
10/19/00	Las Vegas may roll dice on deal with 'Net casino - LVS
4/28/99	Hope fades in committee for mortgage bill - LVS
4/14/98	Casinos suffered big revenue decline in February - LVS
3/24/98	Riviera, Four Queens mum on failed merger - LVS
10/31/97	New Sahara seeks past glory - LVS
10/18/97	Some local analysts - LVS
10/06/97	Ex-gambler deals casinos a new hand - LVS
8/29/97	Stupak storms the tower...... - LVS
6/16/97	Deal could have casinos paying more taxes - LVS
4/11/97	Old Vegas site may be hot property - LVS
1/28/97	Takeover wouldn't be easy, analysts say - LVRJ
12/13/96	Cajun wagerin': Orleans property opens doors... - LVS
11/11/96	Santa Fe stakes out share of Rancho Strip -LVRJ
2/22/96	N.J. firm's plans for the El Rancho rapped - LVS

Sources
BCD:	Bankruptcy Court Decisions
BS:	Boerne Star (Texas)
CMA:	Commercial Mortgage Alert
HA:	Hartford Advocate
LAT:	Los Angeles Times
LVRJ:	Las Vegas Review Journal
LVS:	Las Vegas Sun
MSS:	Merced Sun-Star
NLTB:	North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
PBP:	Palm Beach Post
PE:	Riverside Press-Enterprise
RGJ:	Reno Gazette-Journal
SBJ:	Sacramento Business Journal
SFB:	Stockbroker Fraud Blog