Benjamin Eidlis

Overview

Benjamin Eidlis is a real estate figure in The loan at the heart of a new foreclosure crisis who reportedly sold more than 100 Baltimore homes to Eliezer Gold.

Current Profile

The episode uses Eidlis as part of the suspected transaction-pattern story. Reporters contacted him after pursuing Gold in New York, observed a call from “Elie Gold” during that interaction, and later note that the FBI opened an investigation into Gold, Eidlis, and others. The source does not prove wrongdoing.

Key Characteristics

• He sold more than 100 Baltimore homes to Gold, according to the episode.
• His interaction with reporters provided a clue suggesting proximity to Gold.
• His role is tied to the suspected inflated-sale-price theory.
• He declined to comment.
• His status in the source is investigative and unresolved, not adjudicated.

Evidence

Transaction relationship:

• The loan at the heart of a new foreclosure crisis says Eidlis had sold more than 100 Baltimore homes to Eliezer Gold.

Reporter clue:

• The loan at the heart of a new foreclosure crisis says reporters saw a call from “Elie Gold” appear on Eidlis’s car console while speaking with him.

Investigation status:

• The loan at the heart of a new foreclosure crisis says the FBI opened an investigation into Gold, Eidlis, and others, and that Eidlis declined to comment.

Qualifications

The source treats the possible fraud mechanism as a theory. This page should not be read as a finding that Eidlis committed fraud.

What Changed

• Added Benjamin Eidlis as a transaction-linked figure in the Baltimore DSCR-loan investigation.

Relationships

• Eliezer Gold - buyer of more than 100 homes from Eidlis, according to the source.
• Inflated Property Transaction Fraud Risk - suspected transaction pattern involving inflated prices between connected parties.
• Baltimore Banner - newsroom whose reporters contacted him.