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Israeli businessman Ron Yeffet in Miami court: How I lost $30 million in Albania because the plaintiff said I had a friend named Rama

2026-05-27 20:05:09Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Israeli businessman Ron Yeffet in Miami court: How I lost $30 million in Albania
Ron Yeffet and Edi Rama

Israeli businessman Ron Yeffet stated in a Miami court that he lost $30 million in Albania from a fraud lawsuit by American retiree Mark Faist.

mr. Yeffet's lawyer claimed in court that Faist's allegations in the lawsuit, according to which Yeffet used connections with the Albanian Prime Minister to deceive him, have caused great damage to his client by excluding him from a major construction project in Albania.

"In particular, Yeffet was part of the investor group for a real estate development in Albania. Due to Faisti's defamatory statements, which touched on the fact that Yeffet knows the Prime Minister and the Ambassador of Albania to France, the opposition and the media in Albania have widely reported them and have alleged that the Prime Minister was friends with and had done business with a fraudster. Based on these stories, the basis of which were Faisti's defamatory statements and which identify Faisti by name, Yeffet was removed from the investor group for the Albanian project because the parties leading the project decided that, due to the stories in the media, they could not risk certain approvals and financing by having Yeffet as an investor, Yeffet's lawyer's rebuttals in the fraud trial in Miami state court state.

According to him, Yeffet's exclusion from the Albania construction project has caused his client a huge financial loss.

"Yeffet would benefit over $30 million from participating in the Albanian project, from which it has been excluded as a direct result of Faist's defamatory statements, " the lawyer said.

Ron Yeffet is a controversial Israeli businessman, known as a close friend of Prime Minister Edi Rama. He has secured several large contracts from the Albanian government, ranging from a monopoly on the supply of military and police vehicles to the supply of drones, through the company Timak.

Yeffet has been seen several times in the company of Edi Rama, including meetings in the office, but also visits to Israel. Currently, the Israeli businessman who lives in the US is sued in several cases in American courts for fraud, including a lawsuit by the Togolese government for the theft of the Togolese embassy headquarters in New York and a lawsuit by a retired former energy trader named Mark Faist, who accuses Yeffet of having obtained $8.6 million through fraud.

Israeli businessman Ron Yeffet in Miami court: How I lost $30 million in Albania
Faist's lawsuit

In the lawsuit, Faist says Yeffet used his connections to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to impress him into trusting him with his savings. From the beginning, according to the document, Yeffet worked to create a strong image of credibility and success.

He included Faist in his personal life, introduced her to his family, shared stories about his philanthropic activities and personal beliefs, while simultaneously projecting a luxurious lifestyle, citing private jets, expensive vehicles and considerable wealth. This, the lawsuit claims, was intended to create a perception of "unlimited financial power" that would later serve as a basis for investments.

A crucial moment in this process was the organization of a trip to Paris in 2020, at the height of pandemic restrictions. During this trip by private jet, Faist and his wife were introduced to important figures, including the Prime Minister of Albania and the Albanian ambassador to France and Monaco.

According to the document, these meetings "were carefully curated to reinforce Yeffet's image as a man with global reach and business influence."

In this climate of trust, according to the lawsuit, Yeffet managed to convince Faist to invest large sums of money in real estate projects in New York. The document explains that these investments were presented as rare opportunities that had arisen from the market situation during the pandemic, with promises of high profits and the possibility of withdrawal at any time.

In total, according to the document, Faist transferred over $8.6 million to the accounts of the company "R&I Trading." However, the lawsuit states that these investments did not bring any financial return and that the investor did not receive any payment, except for a partial amount much later.

Over time, the lack of concrete results and information led Faist to seek clarification and then a refund of the funds. According to the document, the responses he received were vague and repetitive, while promises of imminent returns continued to fail to materialize.

In 2025, he formally requested a return on his investments. After a few months, according to the lawsuit, only a payment of $1 million was made, while the rest remained unpaid.

To avoid escalating the conflict, the parties signed an agreement in September 2025, where the defendants accepted the obligation to return $7,611,676.50 plus interest. The document states that they "expressly accepted their liability" and agreed to a repayment plan.

However, according to the lawsuit, this agreement was also not respected. The final deadline was extended until February 2026, but it passed without any new payments, leading to the opening of the legal process./ Kapitali.al


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