HYIP RIPPLES: FBI Issues ‘Wanted’ Poster For Florida Attorney Implicated In ‘Commodities Online’ Caper; Michael Ralph Casey Called ‘Armed And Dangerous’
A Florida attorney the SEC has described as “anything but lawyerly” is now the subject of an FBI “Wanted” poster and is considered “armed and dangerous.” The FBI issued the poster after Michael Ralph Casey “failed to appear for a court hearing and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest by the United States […]
BREAKING BAD: Already-Convicted Narcotics/Firearms Felon With Peripheral Tie To AdSurfDaily And Zeek Ponzi Cases Pleads Guilty In ‘Commodities Online’ Caper After Saying He Approved Another Felon’s Request To Transfer More Than $5 Million To Mexico On Heels Of SEC Subpoena
EDITOR’S NOTE: In case you haven’t seen the series finale, there are no spoilers in this post. “Breaking Bad” ended its original run on AMC, and America said goodbye (or good riddance) to Walter White, the money-launderer next door, last night. The fictional White, of course, had been pursuing clandestine wealth, recklessly disregarding the safety […]
SEC Takes Down Another Ponzi, Agency Says; Ricardo Bonilla Rojas Faces Civil And Criminal Charges After Allegedly Aiming Puerto Rico-Based Scheme At Evangelical Christians And Factory Workers
The SEC has gone to federal court in Puerto Rico, alleging that Ricardo Bonilla Rojas was operating a $7 million Ponzi scheme targeted at evangelical Christians and factory workers. Victims in the case hail from Puerto Rico, Florida, New York, and North Carolina, the agency said. Rojas, 53, is a resident of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. […]
RECEIVER: ‘Insiders And Related Parties’ Of Commodities Online Took Out Twice What They Put In; Shuttered Florida Firm Had Office With ‘Boiler Room’; Winners Received ‘Fraudulent Transfers’
The court-appointed receiver unraveling the affairs of a Florida firm accused by the SEC of operating a $27 million commodities fraud and selling unregistered securities says the company had “insiders and related parties” who took out twice what they put in. Clawback actions are anticipated against unspecified “targets” because the money they received constituted “fraudulent […]