Category: Alleged Ponzi Schemes
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BULLETIN: Already Under Scrutiny, JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid May Be Using ‘Regional Reps’ To Increase Ponzi Reach Over National Borders
BULLETIN: The PP Blog has learned that JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid is publishing a page in which it advertises the availability of “regional representatives” in various parts of the world, including Italy. On Jan. 23, CONSOB, the Italian securities regulator, took action against certain JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid affiliaties. Despite the CONSOB action, JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid is openly advertising that…
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BULLETIN: American, Canadian Indicted In Alleged Ponzi Scheme Involving More Than $129 Million; Jacquline Hoegel, William Wise Charged In San Francisco
BULLETIN: Jacquline Hoegel, an American living in American Canyon, Calif., has been charged criminally in an alleged Ponzi scheme that gathered $129.5 million, the office of U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag of the Northern District of California said. Also indicted was William Wise, a citizen of Canada. Wise, 62, formerly resided in Raleigh, N.C. A warrant…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: KABOOM! Gregory N. McKnight, Legisi HYIP Operator And Ponzi-Forum Darling, Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Gregory N. McKnight, the operator of the Legisi HYIP Ponzi scheme, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court in the Eastern District of Michigan, the SEC said this afternoon. McKnight was charged criminally on Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day. His guilty plea followed two days later, the SEC…
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BULLETIN: 4 More Indictments In Alleged North Carolina Ponzi Caper; New Charges Follow On Heels Of 7 Previous Convictions And Criminal Allegations That Bank Turned A Blind Eye To Fraud Scheme
BULLETIN: With seven defendants already convicted of Ponzi-related crimes and a North Carolina bank accused of turning a blind eye to the fraud, four new criminal defendants have been named in the Black Diamond Capital Solutions probe. A federal grand jury in Charlotte has returned an indictment against Jonathan D. Davey, 47, of Newark, Ohio;…
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BULLETIN: Feds Say Bo Beckman, Trevor Cook Ponzi Scheme Figure, Tried To Dupe National Hockey League In Bid To Acquire Interest In Minnesota Wild — And Used Funds Stolen From Elderly Couple And Others To Do It
BULLETIN: A new indictment has been returned in the case of Jason Bo-Alan Beckman, Gerald Durand and Pat Kiley — all figures in the Trevor Cook Ponzi scheme that allegedly gathered $194 million and one was of the largest financial crimes in Minnesota history. Among the stunning new allegations is that Beckman tried to inflate…
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BULLETIN: SEC Says California Man Was Running THREE Ponzi Schemes — One Of Them Allegedly Duped Investors Into Believing They Were Funding FedEx Distribution Facility In Las Vegas
BULLETIN: The SEC has gone to federal court in the Southern District of California, alleging that Steven L. Hamilton of Carlsbad was running three Ponzi schemes through three companies he set up “to solicit unsuspecting investors.” Hamilton is 42, the SEC said. One of the offers allegedly duped people into believing they were investing in…
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VANCOUVER SUN: Investors From At Least 3 Countries Plowed Millions Into Scheme That Has Led To Suspension Of British Columbia Notary Public; Ponzi Probe Triggers Questions About Overlooked Red Flags And Lack Of Due Diligence By Salesman
EDITOR’S NOTE: Some investors in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and potentially elsewhere got an unpleasant Valentine’s Day surprise when they learned that an investment scheme into which they had plowed millions of dollars was under investigation by the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) in Canada. In the early stages of the probe,…