But Karno continued to operate in the shadows, amassing a fortune in real estate throughout California and across the country, including shopping malls, condominiums, apartment complexes and mobile home communities.
Karno also made a surprise cameo appearance in the list of aggrieved creditors to the Reed Slatkin bankruptcy meltdown as attorney for Oregon developer and prominent Scientologist Doug Neuman, who partnered with Reed in several local projects, and may eventually turn out to be one of the only Slatkin victims to benefit from his association with Reed -- that is, if his offer to buy out Reed's share in their mutual ventures is accepted by Bankruptcy Trustee Todd Neilson.
Maltese:• Wise Temple: Wise was a lifelong Zionist.