Julian Petroleum Corporation

Julian Petroleum Corporation
IndustryOil
Founded1923 (1923) in Los Angeles, California
FounderCourtney Chauncey ("C.C.") Julian
Defunct1927 (1927)
FateDissolved
Key people
S.C. Lewis, Jacob Berman and stockbroker Ed Rosenberg

Julian Petroleum Corporation (nicknamed "Julian Pete") was a Los Angeles-based oil company. It collapsed in 1927 amid large-scale fraud, taking over $150 million from 40,000 investors.