Crave Owner Buys Lake Minnetonka Mansion on Private Island

Former estate belonged to convicted tax fraud conspirer Jeffery Wirth, former owner of the Grand Rios Hotel & Waterpark and the Grand Lodge Hotel & Waterpark of America.

Finance and Commerce reported late Thursday  that a mansion located on a private island in St. Alban's Bay has been purchased by Kam Talebi—a Minneapolis entrepreneur and owner of the Crave restaurants. Click here to view photos of the estate. The mansion was formally owned by Jeffery Wirth, who pleaded guilty last May to conspiring to commit tax fraud. Prior to his conviction, Wirth also owned the Grand Hotel in downtown Minneapolis, the Grand Rios Hotel & Waterpark in Brooklyn Park and the Grand Lodge Hotel & Waterpark of America in Bloomington—as well as nearly 30 other businesses. Wirth was sentenced last September to 54 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $6 million in restitution to the I.R.S. Wirth's ex-wife and former tax…

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Orono Estate Hits Market With $2.75M Price Tag

The gated Orono property on Whitehurst Trail includes more than 400 feet of pristine shoreline and a nanny's quarters.

The Swanstone Estate on Lake Minnetonka is on the market for $2.75 million. The gated Orono property on Whitehurst Trail includes more than 400 feet of pristine shoreline and a nanny's quarters. Click here to take a virtual tour! Lake Minnetonka realtor Mark Bartikoski is handling the sale. Find him on Twitter @coolshax. Follow Lake Minnetonka Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

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Jay Corn

9:34 am on Friday, March 1, 2013

Hi Kelly. We regularly feature real estate listings on Patch. This one happened to catch my eye this week. If you have one in the Lake Minnetonka area you'd like to feature, send the details over and I'd be happy to do so. Thanks.   more ›

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