Archive for October 3rd, 2012

Feds Arrest Alleged North Carolina Securities Scammer After SEC Sues Him; More Than $2 Million Allegedly Linked To WWebnet Lost After Being Transferred To Cayman Islands, Prosecutors Say; Robert Kelly Lied To Investors And Software-Development Team, FBI Says

Feds Arrest Alleged North Carolina Securities Scammer After SEC Sues Him; More Than $2 Million Allegedly Linked To WWebnet Lost After Being Transferred To Cayman Islands, Prosecutors Say; Robert Kelly Lied To Investors And Software-Development Team, FBI Says

“The audacity of this defendant’s alleged scheme was matched by its simplicity. He solicited and obtained millions of dollars from investors and simply pocketed the money for personal use. He told investors they were funding software development, then told his development team he hadn’t found investors.” — FBI Acting Assistant Director-in-Charge Mary Galligan, Oct. 3, […]

BULLETIN: Sunshine State Serves Up Another Bizarre One: Florida Securities Swindler Changed His Name — And Began Scamming Anew, SEC Says

BULLETIN: Sunshine State Serves Up Another Bizarre One: Florida Securities Swindler Changed His Name -- And Began Scamming Anew, SEC Says

BULLETIN: (UPDATED 1:31 P.M. JULY 25, 2013, TO CORRECT NAME.) The SEC has gone to federal court in the Southern District of Florida, alleging that a Boca Raton swindler formerly known as Joseph Yurkin changed his name to Joseph Hilton and began scamming anew. “By changing his name, Hilton thought he could evade further SEC […]

BULLETIN: International Scammers Used Mail Drops, 80 Different Domains And 130 Phone Numbers To Dupe People Into Paying For ‘Removal Of Bogus Viruses And Non-Existent Spyware, FTC Says

BULLETIN: International Scammers Used Mail Drops, 80 Different Domains And 130 Phone Numbers To Dupe People Into Paying For 'Removal Of Bogus Viruses And Non-Existent Spyware, FTC Says

BULLETIN: Calling it a “major international crackdown on tech support scams,” the FTC has charged multiple companies and individuals in an alleged fraud scheme in which consumers were duped into believing their computers were infected with “viruses, spyware and other malware” and then charged to remove it. To cover their tracks, the FTC charged, the […]

Florida Recidivist Swindler John A. Mattera Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scheme That Traded On Names Of Facebook And Groupon

Florida Recidivist Swindler John A. Mattera Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scheme That Traded On Names Of Facebook And Groupon

John A. Mattera, the recidivist Boca Raton swindler who was charged civilly and criminally last year in a new caper, has pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and wire fraud, federal prosecutors said. He potentially faces decades in prison. […]