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Some people have talked about what was purportedly leaked.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
The 156-acre mountaintop property sold for $1.1 million in 2019, according to Realtor.com -- purportedly to a limited liability company with ties to Maxwell.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
These loans were purportedly secured by valuable wines such as Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Chateau Lafleur stored by Bordeaux Cellars as collateral for the loans.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Chaudhuri, 79, who was born in Sylhet, Bangladesh, purportedly came to the U.S. in the 1960s with only $8 in his pocket and ambitious goals.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
The 156-acre mountaintop property sold for $1.1 million in 2019, according to Realtor.com -- purportedly to a limited liability company with ties to Maxwell.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
These loans were purportedly secured by valuable wines such as Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Chateau Lafleur stored by Bordeaux Cellars as collateral for the loans.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Chaudhuri, 79, who was born in Sylhet, Bangladesh, purportedly came to the U.S. in the 1960s with only $8 in his pocket and ambitious goals.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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