Exotic FX, HYIP Promoted On Ponzi Scheme And Criminals’ Forums By Club Asteria Members, Collapses; Did Club Asteria Also Have Tie To Collapsed Imperia Invest IBC Fraud Scheme?
Exotic FX, an HYIP promoted on the Ponzi scheme and criminals’ forums by members of the Club Asteria HYIP, has collapsed. Exotic billed itself a “PRIVATE ASSET HAVEN.” The dollar value of member losses is unclear, and the firm’s website no longer loads. Chatter on Ponzi boards such as TalkGold and MoneyMakerGroup also suggests that […]
BULLETIN: SEC Employee Was Member Of Collapsed Imperia Invest IBC Fraud Scheme That Targeted Deaf Investors And Drained Millions Of Dollars; ‘Headquarters’ Worker Placed On Administrative Leave
BULLETIN: An employee of the SEC at its Washington headquarters was a member of a fraud scheme under investigation by the agency and shared misleading information about its ongoing probe with other investors, according to a report to Congress by SEC Inspector General H. David Kotz. The document does not reveal the employee’s name or […]
REPORT: Former SEC Supervisor Aided Arizona ‘Numerologist’ Running A Ponzi Scheme; SEC Employee In Separate Case Probed For Threatening Boss, Bringing Weapons To Work
A former supervisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission unwittingly aided a man accused of operating a Ponzi scheme in Arizona, according to a report by SEC Inspector General H. David Kotz. Meanwhile, Kotz reported that the Office of Inspector General (OIG) also investigated a case in which an SEC enforcement accountant allegedly threatened a […]