Mark Zuckerberg Sued By Real Estate Developer

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent more than $43 million last October to buy four homes adjacent to his residence in Palo Alto, Calif., in the interest of protecting his privacy, but he is now facing a lawsuit filed by Mircea Voskerician, a developer who planned to build on one of the lots behind Zuckerberg’s home.

HouseUnderConstruction650Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent more than $43 million last October to buy four homes adjacent to his residence in Palo Alto, Calif., in the interest of protecting his privacy, but he is now facing a lawsuit filed by Mircea Voskerician, a developer who planned to build on one of the lots behind Zuckerberg’s home.

The San Jose Mercury News reported that Voskerician filed suit in Santa Clara County Superior Court earlier this month, claiming that Zuckerberg had promised to help him by providing introductions and referrals to other wealthy individuals who might want to buy homes, but he never kept that promise.

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