Bill Gross’s Neighbor Says Pleas for Peace Fell on Deaf Ears

Entrepreneur Mark Towfiq testifies in harassment dispute
California oceanfront feud sparked by sculpture complaint

Bill Gross, fund manager of Janus Capital Management LLC, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 3, 2017.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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By Patricia Hurtado

November 23, 2020 at 11:00 PM UTC

Updated on

November 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM UTC

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Billionaire Bill Gross gave his California oceanfront neighbor a choice: Drop the complaints about the glass sculpture in the “Bond King’s” yard or face the music.

Tech entrepreneur Mark Towfiq told a judge in Santa Ana Monday that the threat filled him with dread, but he refused to cave in to what he called Gross’s extortion attempt.