FBI seized phones from Mark Walter, top deputy before $12.5B Lakers sale to Josh Kushner, Bob Iger: report

The FBI seized the phones of billionaire Mark Walter and a top Guggenheim Investments executive last year as federal prosecutors investigated businesses in his sprawling financial empire — months before he struck a $12.

Inside Lakers mega-deal: Mark Walter made a shocking decision. Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner jumped at the chance

The lightning-quick sale of the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner comes as Mark Walter faces federal probes into allegedly conflicted insurance loans.
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Shohei Ohtani’s key-man clause won’t become issue if Mark Walter sells Dodgers

Beyond the staggering 10 years and $700 million on Shohei Ohtani’s then-record contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers was a key-man clause that tied his future to that of owner Mark Walter and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman.
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Mark Walter may have sold Lakers to help pay down loans currently under federal investigation

The current federal investigation into Mark Walter could have been a factor in his sale of the Lakers.
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Mark Walter investigation, explained: Why suspicious timing of Lakers sale raised eyebrows around NBA

With Walter's abrupt sale of the Lakers for billions in profit, a federal investigation he's connected to has become of further interest.

The alleged reason Mark Walter made $12.5 billion Los Angeles Lakers deal ‘in just 72 hours’ revealed

The NBA world is still coming to terms with the announcement that owner Mark Walter is selling the Lakers for $12. 5 billion.
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LeBron James might have stayed with Lakers if Mark Walter sold before his decision

LeBron James might still be a Laker if Mark Walter sold the team earlier.