Tag: FEBG
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Receiver For Alleged Wayne McLeod Ponzi Scheme That Bilked Government Workers Opens Website; Michael I. Goldberg Asks For Help From Victims
Saying he is interested in receiving input from victims, the court-appointed receiver in the alleged K. Wayne McLeod/Federal Employee Benefits Group Ponzi scheme has opened a website titled after the name of one of the companies named a defendant in the case by the SEC. Also named a defendant in the SEC case was another…
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Wayne McLeod Becomes Subject Of FBI Probe; Agency Asks Victims, Witnesses To Come Forward
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally was published June 30. The PP Blog later encountered a database problem, which caused the site to go down and resulted in the temporary loss of some data. The data now has been retrieved. The FBI in Jacksonville has opened a probe into Kenneth “Wayne” McLeod, the Florida man who…
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RECEIVER: Trevor Cook’s Story ‘Does Not Make Sense’; Ponzi Losses Expected To Top $139 Million; America’s Sad, Stunning Ponzi Tale Continues
Some of the investors in the Trevor Cook/Pat Kiley Ponzi scheme are none too pleased with Cook’s plea deal, which may place a ceiling of 25 years on any prison sentence he receives while tens of millions of dollars remain missing. One investor has told the PP Blog that a group of investors is seeking…
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UPDATE: Ponzi Suspect Found Dead Tuesday Conducted Benefits/Planning Seminars For FBI, IRS, Secret Service, Others; July Pitch Was Scheduled For Federal Law Enforcement Training Center In Georgia
UPDATED 5:31 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) A company operated by a man found dead Tuesday in Florida from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound was scheduled to conduct a seminar for government workers July 2 at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Ga., according to the firm’s website. FLETC is operated by the Department…
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BULLETIN: Another Florida Ponzi Scheme: SEC Sues Estate Of Dead Man, Saying Kenneth Wayne McLeod And His Companies Ripped Off Members Of ‘Law Enforcement’ And Operated Ponzi Scheme For Decades
BULLETIN: The SEC has gone to court in Florida to obtain emergency relief against two companies and their late owner, alleging that Kenneth Wayne McLeod targeted government employees and members of law enforcement to invest in a government bond fund that did not exist. McLeod, 48, was found dead Tuesday in Jacksonville’s Mandarin Park. Local…