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7 Oct 2014, 4:56 am by Jon Gelman
Several recent news items are indicators of a ponzi scheme: the US wages remain down even though employment supposedly is pre-election and the stable of the European economy is fracturing in Germany. [read post]
5 Apr 2016, 6:45 pm by Jim Walker
This week we have seen the leak of 11.5 million financial documents over a period from the 1970s to December 2015 from the Mossack Fonseca law firm in Panama to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists revealing the identity of individuals involved in creating shell companies, ponzi deals and tax evasions schemes. [read post]
1 Nov 2017, 5:00 am by John Jascob
Meanwhile, in the enforcement realm, in September, 2017, the CFTC brought a federal court action in the Southern District of New York for the first time against a Ponzi operator involved in bitcoin related scheme. [read post]
25 Apr 2014, 1:55 pm
Other "investments" that return principal are typically known as Ponzi schemes. [read post]
6 Nov 2015, 7:22 am by Paul Rosenzweig
  As the Times reports, alot of the run up in value of a bitcoin can be attributed to Chinese speculation:  There has also been a surge in demand for Bitcoin in China, where the new interest is being explained by a number of factors, including the drop in the stock market there, as well as the emergence of a new Ponzi scheme tied to Bitcoin. [read post]
24 Nov 2017, 6:30 am by John Jascob
Among other things, the court noted that Sample: (1) had misappropriated substantial amounts of his clients’ money for his personal use; (2) knew his conduct was illegal; (3) lied to his clients about losses he was incurring and created fake account statements; (4) was aware of the federal securities laws as a veteran of the securities industry; and (5) made Ponzi payments to pay alleged returns to an existing investor. [read post]
20 Jun 2022, 7:46 am by John Jascob
The complaint cites other prominent investors and economists as likening cryptocurrency in general, and sometimes Dogecoin specifically, to a Ponzi or pyramid scheme because purchasers only make money based on people who purchase after them.The complaint describes Musk’s previous run-ins with the SEC: his false claim that he had secured funding to take Tesla private, an investigation into possible insider trading by Musk and his brother, and Musk’s delay in disclosing his stake… [read post]
16 Dec 2013, 8:29 am by David Cosgrove
Among other things, the Division alleged that StediVest was a Ponzi scheme and that the PPM misled investors. [read post]
18 Apr 2015, 12:15 pm
It's worth something here; she has been cultivating her persona since she was a teen, and she was in the spotlight during the high profile trial of her father Martin Channing, who is now in prison as a result of his conviction for running a Ponzi scheme. [read post]
13 Nov 2012, 4:27 pm
Asami (PDF) More Blog Posts:Texas Securities RoundUp: Provident Royalties CEO Pleads Guilty in $485M Ponzi Scam and District Court Upholds $100K Arbitration Award in Adviser Fee Dispute, Stockbroker Fraud Blog, November 10, 2012 Court Upholds Ex-NBA Star Horace Grant $1.46M FINRA Arbitration Award from Morgan Keegan & Co. [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 7:22 am by Jon Sands
This was the Santo, 553 US 507 (2008) question, which involved a ponzi scheme, and the charge of money laundering. [read post]
3 Aug 2023, 9:00 pm by Paul L. Singer
This settlement enjoins defendants from: Participating in or operating a Ponzi, chain referral, or “blessing loom” scheme (seemingly more akin to their alleged conduct).Making misrepresentations regarding income, costs or other material aspects of business ventures or investment opportunities (defined terms).Creating contracts terms that prohibit parties from leaving reviews, addressing allegations of violations of the Consumer Review Fairness Act (enforceable by states and the… [read post]
1 Jun 2016, 4:47 am by John Jascob
Graham, May 26, 2016, Pryor, J.).The Commission alleged that five individuals ran an offering fraud and Ponzi scheme through a real estate development company that raised more than $300 million from over 1,400 investors between November 2004 and July 2008. [read post]
31 Jul 2019, 5:56 am by Associated Press
A Maryland investment adviser awaits sentencing for defrauding investors out of millions of dollars, some of which she spent on astrological gems, cosmetic medical procedures and religious rituals in India. [read post]
24 Aug 2018, 11:47 am by Green, Schafle & Gibbs
According to public records, Greensburg, Pennsylvania based brokerage firm, Trustmont Financial Group, Inc. was ordered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to pay an aggrieved client more than $1 million in damages. [read post]
20 Jun 2016, 2:32 pm by Cyrus Farivar
(credit: Internet Archive) An angry group of former customers has sued a collapsed Bitcoin mining company, GAW Miners, in a proposed class-action lawsuit. [read post]
7 Sep 2018, 7:13 am by Green, Schafle & Gibbs
In a reversal of the typical story that grabs the headlines, former NFL linebacker Mychal Kendricks and former Goldman Sachs banker Damilare Sonoiki have been charged with insider trading over profits totally approximately $1.2 million. [read post]
18 Oct 2012, 10:03 pm
District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that under California securities law, the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act bars a class action filed by investors in two hedge funds that failed after the Madoff Ponzi scheme was found out. [read post]
2 Feb 2023, 10:55 am by Zamansky LLC
Investment Fraud Lawyer, Jake Zamasnky, Breaks Down Investment Fraud and FINRA Arbitration in Episode 1 of The Investment Lawyer Speaks Episode 1 Transcript 00:28 – Nancy Rapp, PaperStreet Hello, welcome to the Investment Lawyer Speaks a podcast produced by the Zamansky Law Firm. [read post]