Two top executives connected to the Sagebrush Golf and Country Club have severed their relationship with the Newmark Group, a real estate and development company that bought the golf course near Nicola Lake in 2015.
Scott Masse, hired as the general manager for Sagebrush, and James Cronk, formerly president of Newmark’s golf division, made the announcement in an email on Friday afternoon.
“Due to recent events and circumstances beyond our control, we have immediately ceased providing consulting and management services to Sagebrush Golf Club and Newmark,” read the extremely brief press release.
When contacted by the Herald, Masse and Cronk declined to comment further on the matter.
But there was ample reason to speculate about the nature of the “recent events and circumstances” referenced in the release.
Earlier on Sept. 8, Mark Chandler — director and owner of the Newmark Group — was slated to appear in court, facing extradition to the United States for an alleged “fraudulent scheme” he was alleged to have run back in 2009.
Court documents reveal the Federal Bureau of Investigation had run a special investigation into Chandler’s real estate dealings in Los Angeles, where it is alleged Chandler misrepresented his finances to secure more backing for his real estate developments.
