Bunel v. E3 Consultants Group, LLC

What this case is about

Plaintiff Danielle Bunel is suing E3 Consultants Group, E3 Tax (doing business as E3 Family Office), and E3 Wealth, alleging that the defendants, who marketed themselves as a family office providing tax planning and wealth management services, sold their own clients worthless federal tax credits that do not exist under any provision of the Internal Revenue Code. The complaint alleges that E3 promoted so-called Native American Tribe Trust Fund Federal Income Tax Credits issued by White River Energy Corp., charged clients $60,000 per $100,000 unit while keeping a $10,000 per-unit spread above what White River charged, collected separate due diligence fees despite performing no meaningful diligence, and instructed clients to claim the credits on their federal tax returns. The IRS has since disallowed the credits and assessed taxes, penalties, and interest against purchasers. The proposed nationwide class covers all persons and entities who purchased White River Tax Credits through or on the recommendation of any defendant and paid fees to E3 under an engagement agreement or paid a due diligence fee, from November 22, 2023 through the present.

Case status

The defendant has not yet responded to the complaint.^*

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Source: CourtListener docket entry. This summary was generated automatically from the complaint filed in this case and has not been reviewed by an attorney. It describes allegations, which have not been proven. It may contain errors and may not reflect subsequent filings. Published by Access Law Group; responsible attorney Bogdan Enica, Esq..