Category: Alleged Ponzi Schemes
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Legisi HYIP Pitchman Matthew John Gagnon Pleads Guilty, Admits He Didn’t Disclose ‘Touting’ Compensation Of More Than $1 Million And Caused More Than $7 Million In Losses
Legisi HYIP Ponzi-scheme pitchman Matthew John Gagnon has pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Michigan to a criminal charge of not disclosing he’d been paid more than $1 million by Legisi and its operator Gregory N. McKnight to tout the “program” online. In a plea agreement now public after being fashioned in October and…
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NORTH CAROLINA: Jonathan Davey, Figure In Infamous ‘Black Diamond’ And ‘Divine Circulation Services’ Ponzi And Fraud Caper, Convicted On All Counts; Jury Returned Verdicts In 45 Minutes
UPDATED 7:08 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) Jonathan D. Davey, a Newark, Ohio, certified public accountant and purported hedge-fund manager, has been convicted of all four counts against him in the “Black Diamond” and “Divine Circulation Services” Ponzi and fraud schemes in the Western District of North Carolina. A federal jury, according to prosecutors, took only 45…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Federal Judge Denies Motion To Appoint ‘Examiner’ In Zeek Ponzi Case; Court Rejects Contention By Alleged Zeek ‘Winners’
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Senior U.S. District Judge Graham C. Mullen has denied a motion by Zeek Rewards affiliates aligned with Robert Craddock to appoint an “examiner.” Craddock’s Fun Club USA and Zeek members and alleged “winners” David Sorrells, David Kettner and Mary Kettner asked for their attorney — Michael Quilling of Dallas —…
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Colorado Securities Commissioner Tells Durango Herald: ‘They Want So Badly To Believe In The Tooth Fairy’
Joe Hanel, the Denver correspondent for the Durango Herald, has written a series of reports that delves into the symphony of the bizarre surrounding Ponzi schemer Frederick H.K. Baker, who once was immersed in the HYIP world but now is in prison. If you’ve been wondering about the psychology of Ponzi schemes — perhaps particularly…
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UPDATE: Sentencing For Legisi HYIP Operator Gregory McKnight Postponed Again Pending Depositions; Now Set For May 7
Sentencing for Gregory N. McKnight, the operator of the Legisi HYIP Ponzi scheme, has been postponed until May 7. McKnight had been scheduled to be sentenced today. The postponement marks at least the fourth in the case. McKnight pleaded guilty to wire fraud a year ago this month. The docket of the case in federal…
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Woman Sentenced To 80 Years In Texas State Prison For Felony Theft In Case That Flowed From Ponzi And Fraud Scheme
Karen Patricia Bowie, whom the SEC described in 2009 as a citizen of Canada who bought a house in Maine with fraud proceeds from the Titan Wealth Management LLC Ponzi scheme in Texas, has been sentenced to 80 years in Texas state prison. The Texas State Securities Board described Bowie, 61, as a “foreign notes…
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Judge Orders More Than $22.8 Million In Penalties, Restitution For Trader’s International Return Network (TIRN); ‘Program’ Was Pitched On Ponzi Boards
David Merrick, the operator of Trader’s International Return Network (TIRN) fraud scheme, already is serving a TIRN-related, 97-month prison sentence for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and securities fraud, plus one count of money laundering. And now a federal judge has imposed addition sanctions, ordering Merrick and TIRN — a presence on Ponzi…