Tag: JosÃ© M. MartÃnez

Judge Calls Ponzi Schemer Who Raised Conspiracy Theory His Attorney Was Working With The Government A Liar, Sentences Him To 16 Years In Federal Prison

Anthony Vassallo pulled a page from Ponzi schemer Andy Bowdoin’s playbook when he advanced a conspiracy theory that his own defense counsel was working with the government to sell him down the river. It didn’t work for Bowdoin, the 78-year old recidivist securities fraudster now serving a 78-month prison term after claiming he’d been “hoodwinked”…

Jun 23, 2013
SEC: Another Florida Ponzi Scheme; Financial Fraud Task Force: Guilty Plea By Attorney In California Mortgage-Fraud Case, Plus New Indictments

In a fast-moving news day on the fraud front, the SEC has accused two men and their Florida company of orchestrating a real-estate “promissory note” Ponzi scheme. Separately, the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force announced the guilty plea of a California attorney in a real-estate swindle, plus the indictments of seven other people in separate…

May 21, 2010

Tag: JosÃ© M. MartÃ­nez