Tom Danford was resting in the pool during a swim workout at the Paseo Club in Santa Clarita in 2015 when David Bunevacz made his fateful pitch:
“I’d love to run an idea by you — an investment opportunity.”
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They’d become good buddies over the past year. Danford’s wife, Meredith, had met David and Jessica in a Pilates class and introduced them to Tom at a mixer. The two couples hit it off. latimes.com/california/sto…
Their social group included a Backstreet Boys pop star and his wife, but the spending habits of David and Jessica Bunevacz were much more conspicuous, the Danfords said in an interview. latimes.com/california/sto…
David shuffled through “all different types of Porsches,” Meredith recalled, and Jessica had “a ton of Hermès” and “jewelry out the wazoo.”
Tom Danford remembered the jaw-dropping display of some 50 pairs of high-end shoes in Jessica’s closet.
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When Bunevacz casually suggested an investment deal during the swim practice, Danford agreed to chat afterward. Over banana-chocolate protein drinks, Bunevacz explained how it would work. latimes.com/california/sto…
He claimed to be buying empty vape pens in China, exporting them to the U.S., filling them with cannabis oil and selling them. latimes.com/california/sto…
If Danford put up $30,000 for a shipment from China, Bunevacz promised, he would repay it with interest once the vape pens were sold.
Danford was drawn to risky bets and trusted his friend, who was clearly a successful businessman. He was in. latimes.com/california/sto…
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