Tag: Connecticut Ponzi schemes
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UPDATE: Michael S. Goldberg, Ponzi Schemer Who Falsely Traded On Name Of JPMorgan Chase To Dupe Investors, Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison; Caper Included Domain-Name Fraud To Give Investors False Sense Of Security
Michael S. Goldberg, the Connecticut man who lured investors into bogus deals in part by creating websites that traded on the name of JPMorgan Chase Bank and other companies, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Goldberg, 40, stole more than $30 million from investors over a period of 12 years in a…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Feds, SEC Say Connecticut Ponzi Scheme With International Reach Involved ‘Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars’; 2 Arrests Made By FBI In Florida
BULLETIN: A Connecticut hedge-fund operator not registered with the SEC “in any capacity” and two other men — both Venezuelan nationals — have been charged in a spectacular Ponzi caper that allegedly involved hundreds of millions of dollars and a derailed plot to thwart an SEC investigation. FBI agents have arrested Juan Carlos Guillen Zerpa,…
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Michael Goldberg Pleads Guilty In $100 Million Ponzi Scheme Featuring Bogus ‘Diamond’ Sales And Bogus Ties To JP Morgan Chase Bank; Gov’t Describes Scammer As Financial Predator And Pitchmen As ‘Feeders’
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story of Michael Goldberg’s long-running Ponzi scheme is one that also includes a form of domain-name fraud. Goldberg, for example, created a website that used the name of JP Morgan Chase. Scammers routinely seek to piggyback off well-known brands to separate people from their money, sometimes using the names of famous firms…