Marshall Heyman

And what was spending that weekend like in Malibu together? Was it fun?

And what was spending that weekend like in Malibu together? Was it fun?

But I did it. And then, just as the Soho House IPO sale was about to happen, David and his girlfriend go on a trip to Europe.

But I did it. And then, just as the Soho House IPO sale was about to happen, David and his girlfriend go on a trip to Europe.

While David was maybe or maybe not gallivanting on the croisette in Cannes and drinking Aperol spritzes in Paris, worry starts to brew at the Villa Carlotta. A neighbor gathered David's crew for a talk.

While David was maybe or maybe not gallivanting on the croisette in Cannes and drinking Aperol spritzes in Paris, worry starts to brew at the Villa Carlotta. A neighbor gathered David's crew for a talk.

This is the first time they're all realizing that David seems to have sold them on the same bill of goods. Altogether, they'd claimed to have given David more than $200,000. And this one neighbor had some suspicions.

This is the first time they're all realizing that David seems to have sold them on the same bill of goods. Altogether, they'd claimed to have given David more than $200,000. And this one neighbor had some suspicions.

It's another rule in Hollywood. You don't fact-check people. It only gets you enemies. And David seemed to have just so many friends. He could set up big meetings. He could make introductions. He could get tables at fancy restaurants. But this neighbor and her boyfriend? They'd look David up.

It's another rule in Hollywood. You don't fact-check people. It only gets you enemies. And David seemed to have just so many friends. He could set up big meetings. He could make introductions. He could get tables at fancy restaurants. But this neighbor and her boyfriend? They'd look David up.

David had been doing this routine for decades, boasting about his connections and his investment knowledge so that he could take money from the people closest to him.

David had been doing this routine for decades, boasting about his connections and his investment knowledge so that he could take money from the people closest to him.

After he graduated from Duke in 1985, he started an investment company in New York City. Within only a couple of years, he collected nearly $10 million from investors. He'd send them sham quarterly earnings reports. But the only investment they were really making was in David. With their money, he bought himself expensive cars, jewelry, art, multiple apartments.

After he graduated from Duke in 1985, he started an investment company in New York City. Within only a couple of years, he collected nearly $10 million from investors. He'd send them sham quarterly earnings reports. But the only investment they were really making was in David. With their money, he bought himself expensive cars, jewelry, art, multiple apartments.

And then, at just 24 years old, he was sentenced to eight years in prison. When he got out in 1996, he did it again. A few years later, federal prosecutors accused him of defrauding at least 10 workers at a Manhattan restaurant out of between $50,000 and $200,000. He spent six years at the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center, which is a prison boat in the Bronx.

And then, at just 24 years old, he was sentenced to eight years in prison. When he got out in 1996, he did it again. A few years later, federal prosecutors accused him of defrauding at least 10 workers at a Manhattan restaurant out of between $50,000 and $200,000. He spent six years at the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center, which is a prison boat in the Bronx.

In 2011, after getting out of jail the second time, he moved to L.A., where he could start over. He never even changed his name.

In 2011, after getting out of jail the second time, he moved to L.A., where he could start over. He never even changed his name.

The neighbors all believe not only has David made off with their original investment, for most of them tens of thousands of dollars, but the hundreds of thousands of dollars they were counting on getting in return, they weren't going to get those either. Did you reach out to David to be like, what is up?

The neighbors all believe not only has David made off with their original investment, for most of them tens of thousands of dollars, but the hundreds of thousands of dollars they were counting on getting in return, they weren't going to get those either. Did you reach out to David to be like, what is up?