Thread by @oculusaye

"Virgin Hotels also defrauded Hotel Developer out of unearned management fees by inflating reported hotel revenue - which Hotel Developer only discovered after checking Virgin Hotels' figures against the amounts reported for city and state tax purposes."

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The busted flush of Virgin Hotels San Francisco.

In this case Virgin Hotels San Francisco LLC [Richard Branson], and the Hotel Developer, 250 Fourth Development LP [Jay Singh].

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"After more than 7 years of false promises, delays, mismanagement and outright fraud, Hotel Developer terminated Virgin Hotels' agency and management of the hotel in April 2020."

Perhaps Guernsey registered India Buildings Ltd has found its tribe?

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The Virgin Hotels Opportunity promised:

'A property sales force "working in tandem with the sales force for Virgin America and Virgin Atlantic" which would make a "winning combination in achieving our topline goals"

'Virgin America Vanishes Along With Branson’s U.S. Dream'

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'The last vestiges of the Virgin America brand are now aviation history [having been acquired by Alaska Air Group Inc/Alaska Airlines in 2016]'

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bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

What will India Buildings 15/04445/FUL, now owned by India Buildings Ltd, future be? Will it be subject to a court case challenging its daylight robbery of Central Library, Edinburgh?

#saveECL's #RIGHTtoLIGHT🌤 #booksNOThotels📚

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