Tag: Gary Sheldon Hutcheson
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‘SURF, HYIP HELPERS BEWARE: Woman Who Let Richard Piccoli Pull Off Ponzi Scheme Hit With $25 Million Restitution Order; Kathleen Fuoco Pleads Guilty To ‘Misprision Of Felony,’ Faces Prison Time, Fine
An elderly Ponzi schemer who fleeced Catholic priests, parishioners and senior citizens in a long-running scam in Buffalo was aided by a comparatively youthful assistant who was ordered to make the victims whole, federal prosecutors said today. Kathleen Fuoco, 60, of West Seneca, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to misprision of a felony and willful failure…
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‘MISPRISION OF FELONY’: Could It Be Used In Autosurf Ponzi Cases? Feds Trot Out Old-Fashioned Law To Combat Ponzi Epidemic; Georgia Woman Gets Jail Time
It’s called “misprision of felony” under Section 4 of the U.S. Code, and here’s how it reads: “Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil…