Business
A Westlake Village firm headed by television investment promoter Tony Hoffman, who preaches that investors can get rich quick through no-money-down real estate deals, has filed for protection from creditors in federal bankruptcy court.
Oct. 20, 1986
Real Estate
A Hollywood Hills West home that was at the center of a failed investment and subsequent legal dispute between Jeffrey Yohai, a real estate developer and former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, and actor Dustin Hoffman has sold again for $5.2 million.
Aug. 22, 2018
Company Town
It is the most famous street in one of Los Angeles’ most coveted neighborhoods.
March 29, 2017
Dustin Hoffman has notched a victory in his legal fight over a $3-million investment he made with Jeffrey Yohai, a real estate developer who is the son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the former chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
July 27, 2017
Television
Tony Hoffman, who once boasted that he became a multimillionaire using the real estate investment advice he sold to viewers of his cable television talk show, has filed for personal bankruptcy and will liquidate his assets.
April 12, 1988
Former San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman has sold a plot of land in Rancho Santa Fe for $2.5 million.
Oct. 20, 2015
Entertainment & Arts
Yippie co-founder Abbie Hoffman made a fortune during his years in the spotlight but he left an estate worth only about $2,000, it was reported today.
May 5, 1989
Tony Hoffman, a get-rich-quick-with-no-money-down guru in the real estate business during the 1980s, has reappeared, peddling car wax, toasters and other products in half-hour TV commercials that resemble talk shows.
April 6, 1990
Philip Seymour Hoffman didn’t want to leave any money to his three young children with Mimi O’Donnell, court documents have revealed -- supporting wishes expressed by the actor in a nearly 10-year-old will that went public in February.
July 21, 2014
A woman found dead in a hot tub in the caretaker’s house on actor Dustin Hoffman’s estate drowned accidentally, authorities said Sunday.
Aug. 25, 1986