Tag: Joseph Forte
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WRAP-UP: Marine Corps Officer Tells Judge Ponzi Schemer Who Fleeced Seniors, Charities ‘Violated Every Character Trait I Hold Dear’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This column summarizes three Ponzi cases: Joseph Forte, Sean Healy and Tom Petters. Forte has been sentenced; Healy has been convicted, and Petters is waiting to hear his fate from a Minnesota jury. The cases vary widely in size and scope, but demonstrate the terrible consequences of Ponzi schemes on individual investors and…
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Joseph Forte Charged With $50 Million Ponzi Fraud
First the SEC sued fund manager Joseph Forte, accusing him of running a Ponzi scheme that fleeced investors out of tens of millions of dollars. Now Forte has been charged criminally with mail fraud. Authorities said his victims included a church, a charity and a private school. The SEC sued Forte, 53, of Broomall, Pa.,…