It took him eight years, but Chuck Liddell got his money back. In 2007, the former UFC light-heavyweight champion invested $2 million in a real-estate project by Cuesta Title Co. and Californian North County developer Kelly Gearhart. Years later it became clear, that Liddell has been the victim of a fraud. Now, he finally won his case in the respective trial.
"(Liddell) said Cuesta Title Company, which handled all of Gearhart's escrows for the project, released his funds before the close of escrow and without transferring title to the properties. Meanwhile, Gearhart was using investor money to pay other investors and himself.