Tagged with "Ponzi Scheme"

DOJ Charged Former LPL Advisor with Defrauding Clients in $5 Million Ponzi Scheme

Posted on October 7th, 2019 at 3:22 PM
DOJ Charged Former LPL Advisor with Defrauding Clients in $5 Million Ponzi Scheme

The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has charged former broker James T. Booth for defrauding his clients of approximately $5 million over the course of a yearlong Ponzi scheme.

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New York RIA Head Is Sentenced To 13 Years For Ponzi Scheme, Daughter Indicted

Posted on September 11th, 2019 at 2:58 PM
New York RIA Head Is Sentenced To 13 Years For Ponzi Scheme, Daughter Indicted

President of Executive Compensation Planners (“ECP”), Hector May, pled guilty last December to stealing $11.5 million from investors in a Ponzi scheme. He has been sentenced to 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $8.4 million in restitution.

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“Income Flood” Ponzi Advisor Sentenced

Posted on July 2nd, 2019 at 9:38 AM
“Income Flood” Ponzi Advisor Sentenced

U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez sentenced former investment advisor Dennis Gibb to five years in prison for stealing over $3 million from 15 investors. 

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Millionaire Kevin Merrill Pleads Guilty to Large Ponzi Scheme

Posted on May 20th, 2019 at 4:14 PM
Millionaire Kevin Merrill Pleads Guilty to Large Ponzi Scheme

A Towson millionaire pleaded guilty Thursday in a $550 million Ponzi scheme – one of the largest ever charges in Maryland. Federal prosecutors called Kevin Merrill the front man in a fraud to dupe vulnerable investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars.

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FINRA Disciplined Four Financial Advisors Stemming from Fallout of the Woodbridge Ponzi-Scheme

Posted on April 26th, 2019 at 4:58 PM
FINRA Disciplined Four Financial Advisors Stemming from Fallout of the Woodbridge Ponzi-Scheme

This month, federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges in the Central District of California against former Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC owner, Robert H. Shapiro and two ex-directors, Dane R. Roseman and Ivan Acevedo for their roles in orchestrating a $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme involving a complex web of allegedly phony real estate investments and unregistered Florida-based funds.

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Owner of Woodbridge Group and Two Ex-Directors Charged for $1.2 Billion Ponzi-Scheme

Posted on April 23rd, 2019 at 2:24 PM
Owner of Woodbridge Group and Two Ex-Directors Charged for $1.2 Billion Ponzi-Scheme

Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges in the Central District of California against former Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC owner, Robert H. Shapiro and two ex-directors, Dane R. Roseman and Ivan Acevedo for their roles in orchestrating a $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme involving a complex web of allegedly phony real estate investments and unregistered Florida-based funds.

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Client Files $18 Million Lawsuit Against Securities America for Failing to Supervise Investment Adviser During Ponzi-Scheme

Posted on March 29th, 2019 at 12:59 PM
Client Files $18 Million Lawsuit Against Securities America for Failing to Supervise Investment Adviser During Ponzi-Scheme

A client has filed a lawsuit against Securities America in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for failing to supervise investment adviser, Hector A. May, who recently pled guilty to orchestrating a Ponzi-scheme.

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SEC Charges California CPA with Stealing Millions from Investors to Perpetrate Ponzi Scheme

Posted on March 25th, 2019 at 4:28 PM

The SEC has charged Long Beach, California CPA and unregistered investment adviser, Carol Ann Pedersen with stealing millions of dollars from investors to perpetrate a Ponzi scheme.

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Chicago Area Financial Advisor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Investment Fraud Scheme

Posted on March 21st, 2019 at 10:36 AM
Chicago Area Financial Advisor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Investment Fraud Scheme

Chicago area financial advisor Richard Booy was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty last year to mail fraud charges.

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A Decade After the Financial Crisis of 2008, The Financial Planning Industry is Seeking Clarity Regarding Custody Status for RIAs

Posted on February 21st, 2019 at 5:06 PM

As a result of the financial crisis of 2008 and the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, the SEC updated its custody rules for registered investments advisers in 2009.

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