MILWAUKEE – A million bucks. That was the minimum bid needed to buy Rita Crundwell’s mansion of a motor home.
But
the sole bid fell short Wednesday, and now the U.S. Marshals Service
must “regroup” and come up with a new plan after formally rejecting the
offer, unsealed Wednesday afternoon, a spokesman said.
Jason
Wojdylo, assistant chief inspector of the Marshal’s Asset Forfeiture
Division, said he was surprised that the bid came in below the minimum.
“I
expected that the bidder would have followed the terms and conditions,”
he said, declining to say what the bid amount was or who it was from.
Marshals
placed a solicitation online and advertised with all major RV clubs and
associations, Wojdylo said. Local and national media also reported
details of the auction.
Although it had a suggested retail value
of $2.1 million, Crundwell bought the 2009 Liberty Coach for about $1.58
million in July 2008, according to marshals.
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