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The Athletic reported last month that two policyholders filed a class-action lawsuit in 2014, alleging Walter and fellow financier and Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly used the companies “as a cash machine to buy the most expensive sports franchise in world history, the Dodgers, with over a billion dollars in policyholders’ funds.”
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In 2014, a class-action lawsuit alleged Mark Walter and Todd Boehly used policyholder funds to buy the Dodgers.
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{ "year": "2014", "persons": [ "Mark Walter", "Todd Boehly" ], "subject": "Purchase of the Dodgers" } - UUID
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- September 18, 2026 at 6:19 PM (3 weeks ago)
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https://nytimes.com/athletic/7606445/2026/09/17/mark-walter-insurance-fraud-lawsuit-dodgers-lakers
Dodgers owner Mark Walter faces a class-action lawsuit alleging his insurance companies hid a federal investigation and funneled customer funds into his other businesses, including sports team purchases. The suit claims policyholders were misled about annuity investments.
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