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BULLETIN: National Investment-Fraud Sweep Dubbed ‘Operation Broken Trust’ Nets 532 Defendants; AG Holder Says Capers Caused More Than $10 Billion In Losses; ‘Undercover Operations’ Part of Task Force Arsenal

BULLETIN: National Investment-Fraud Sweep Dubbed 'Operation Broken Trust' Nets 532 Defendants; AG Holder Says Capers Caused More Than $10 Billion In Losses; 'Undercover Operations' Part of Task Force Arsenal

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and members of President Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force said this morning that a nationwide sweep known as “Operation Broken Trust” has netted 343 criminal defendants and 189 civil defendants. Among the targets of the sweep were purveyors of Ponzi schemes, affinity fraud, prime bank/high-yield investment scams, foreign exchange […]

Atlanta Journal Constitution: 3 Floridians Charged In Alleged $425 Million ‘Yellow Pages’ Directory Scam; Separate Research Shows Brother Of 1 Of The Defendants Is International Fugitive

Atlanta Journal Constitution: 3 Floridians Charged In Alleged $425 Million 'Yellow Pages' Directory Scam; Separate Research Shows Brother Of 1 Of The Defendants Is International Fugitive

The Atlanta Journal Constitution and the Florida Times Union are reporting that three Jacksonville-area residents have been charged in an alleged $425 million fraud scheme involving mass solicitations for the renewal of dubious “Yellow Pages” listings. Separately, the brother of one of the defendants is listed as an international fugitive by the U.S. Postal Inspection […]