Los Angeles home with a dark past sells for $15 million

Los Angeles home with a dark past sells for $15 million

Nearly $15 million will have to pay a buyer who wish to purchase this bright and spacious house with a dark past.

Beautiful place, exquisite design, 5 cozy bedrooms with luxury furnishings, private Spa, 5 bathrooms and a large swimming pool in the yard — these are just a few of the advantages of two-storey houses in Spanish style, located in Beverly hills.

However, the history of real estate is not as impeccable as her appearance.

In 1921, the mansion was built by the talented Californian architect Wallace Neff, and after 25 years found out about it the whole world. Notoriety, bought the house after the crash with the participation of famous film Director and entrepreneur Howard Hughes — one of the wealthiest men of the last century.

In 1946, a plane, a pilot of which was Hughes, crashed into a mansion in the accident who were in the room the landlady died and the billionaire suffered serious injuries.

Colorful past of the house is not limited to the episode with Howard Hughes. Its current owner is accused of laundering money for Mexico’s biggest drug cartel of Sinaloa. The head of the Corporation, Pacific Eurotex Morad Ben Neman purchased the mansion for 6,245 million in 2013, and a year after purchase the new owner was arrested on suspicion of financial fraud. At trial, Nieman pleaded not guilty, and at the moment his work is the subject of the investigation.

Recently, the businessman restored the house and decided to put it up for sale — as an experienced investor, he estimated it at 14.5 million, and plans to capitalise on the deal.

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