Eric I. Bustillo
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BULLETIN: Now, A Multimillion-Dollar ‘Penny-Stock’ Scheme Operating On Facebook, Twitter; SEC Charges Two Canadians In ‘Scalping Scam’
UPDATED 1:58 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) The SEC has obtained an emergency order to freeze the assets of two Montreal residents, alleging they were pushing a penny-stock scheme through their website and on Facebook and Twitter. Named defendants in the alleged scheme were Carol McKeown and Daniel F. Ryan, whom the SEC described as a Canadian […]
BULLETIN: Another Florida Ponzi Scheme: SEC Sues Estate Of Dead Man, Saying Kenneth Wayne McLeod And His Companies Ripped Off Members Of ‘Law Enforcement’ And Operated Ponzi Scheme For Decades
BULLETIN: The SEC has gone to court in Florida to obtain emergency relief against two companies and their late owner, alleging that Kenneth Wayne McLeod targeted government employees and members of law enforcement to invest in a government bond fund that did not exist. McLeod, 48, was found dead Tuesday in Jacksonville’s Mandarin Park. Local […]
BULLETIN: Another Ponzi Scheme In South Florida; SEC Alleges $28 Million Fraud Against Trade-LLC
A Florida company — Trade-LLC — and its operators have been accused of running a $28 million Ponzi scheme that fleeced members of three investment clubs. Named defendants by the SEC were Trade-LLC and its managing members, Philip W. Milton and William Center. The scam operated in the Palm Beach Gardens area, and affected more […]
BULLETIN: Another Spectacular Florida Ponzi Case Emerging; Nevin K. Shapiro Charged Criminally, Civilly In Alleged $900 Million Fraud
BULLETIN: Nevin K. Shapiro, the founder and president of Capitol Investments USA Inc., surrendered to authorities this morning after being charged both criminally and civilly in an alleged $900 million Ponzi and fraud scheme in south Florida and elsewhere, the SEC said. Shapiro, 41, is a prominent Miami Beach businessman and philanthropist in the wholesale […]