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5 Dec 2018, 12:11 pm by Heather Cobun
One of the defendants charged criminally in a $364 million Ponzi scheme is asking a federal judge to dismiss the Securities and Exchange Commission civil complaint or transfer the case to a different court. [read post]
19 Feb 2009, 12:46 pm
On February 18, 2009, the SEC obtained a court order halting an alleged $4 million Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Hawaii-based Billion Coupons, Inc. [read post]
6 Jan 2017, 7:25 am by Legal Profession Prof
More fallout from the Scott Rothstein Ponzi scheme in a disbarment from the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department On October 23, 2014, respondent pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of... [read post]
17 Oct 2009, 12:53 am by Scott Sagaria
Fremont Bankruptcy Attorney comments on how the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme has landed a Madoff associate in bankruptcy court. [read post]
15 Apr 2010, 9:50 am by Anthony Lake
The Ponzi scheme of the day involves Gene Sullivan, of Rock Hill, South Carolina. [read post]
20 Feb 2012, 1:14 pm
George Elia is reportedly under investigation in Broward County, Florida by the FBI for a an alleged Ponzi scheme. [read post]
7 Jan 2020, 9:19 am by Silver Law Group
The unapproved investments are often illegitimate business ventures, or even in Booth’s case, components of a Ponzi scheme. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 7:02 am
Jeweler Luis Felipe Perez was recently charged with perpetrating a $40 million Ponzi scheme and $12 million bank fraud. [read post]
27 Apr 2009, 6:02 am
Miller, takes a look at Caribbean based Millenium Bank, the latest banking Ponzi Scheme to have bilked U.S. and other investors seeking big returns on their investment monies. [read post]
The regulator said it wanted to protect GPB Fund investors from further financial harm in the wake of the Ponzi fraud charges. [read post]
26 Mar 2010, 2:29 am by staff@mortgagefraudblog.com
Vaughan, and his company, The Vaughan Company Realtors, New Mexico, have had charges filed against them and have been ordered to halt their $80 million Ponzi scheme. [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 7:58 pm
Ponzi Scams To succeed, Ponzi schemes need to bring in new clients so that their money that they invest can be used to pay older clients their promised returns. [read post]
13 Jun 2010, 2:15 pm
While Florida seems to be the mecca for Ponzi Schemes, we are seeing more and more of them across the United States and now north of the border. [read post]
SEC Charges Middlesex Mortgage Group and Masanotti with Running $5.9 Million Ponzi Scheme The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has alleged that unregistered investment adviser John A. Masanotti, Jr. (“Masanotti” of Darien, Connecticut and his company, Middlesex Mortgage Group LLC (“MMG”), with fraud in connection with investments that MMC induced from outside investors, totaling least $5.9 million, beginning in 2016. Many of the MMG investors allegedly liquidated securities they held in retirement accounts to invest in the fund. The SEC Complaint is accessible here. According to the SEC. MMC and Masanotti allegedly used investor money to make Ponzi-like payments to investors and also used some investor funds for Masanotti’s “extravagant personal expenses,” According to the SEC, Masanotti told investors that MMC would invest their money in foreign currencies, securities and initial public offerings, but in fact MMC appears to have made no investments on their behalf. After receiving their initial payments, Masanotti continued to deceive investors to perpetuate the investment scheme, including via payments that purported to be returns on capital invested, the SEC said. Over the course of the scheme, Masanotti allegedly used more than $3 million of Middlesex’s assets for his and his family’s personal benefit, according to the suit. The SEC accuses Masanotti of violating the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. A Ponzi scheme is a purported investment vehicle in which early investors in the scheme are paid funds from later investors, thus creating the illusion of legitimacy and solvency. Ponzi schemes are often doomed to failure once the perpetrator of the scheme can no longer pay out investors through newly raised money. Some warning signs that every investor should remain mindful of when vetting a potential investment and conducting due diligence include the promise of high returns with guarantees of little or no risk; overly consistent returns with little or no volatility in the in
14 Nov 2023, 4:30 pm by InvestorLawyers
SEC Charges Middlesex Mortgage Group and Masanotti with Running $5.9 Million Ponzi Scheme The U.S. [read post]
17 Jun 2019, 7:50 pm by Howard Bashman
“U.S. court voids $65 million settlement tied to Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. [read post]
30 Sep 2011, 4:59 am by Glenn Reynolds
I GET THE BEST INTEREST RATES AT THE PONZI NATIONAL BANK: This Is The Type Of Story That Makes People Freak Out About China’s Underground Banking System. [read post]