Tag: Kimberly K. Mertz
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Feds, SEC Say Connecticut Ponzi Scheme With International Reach Involved ‘Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars’; 2 Arrests Made By FBI In Florida
BULLETIN: A Connecticut hedge-fund operator not registered with the SEC “in any capacity” and two other men — both Venezuelan nationals — have been charged in a spectacular Ponzi caper that allegedly involved hundreds of millions of dollars and a derailed plot to thwart an SEC investigation. FBI agents have arrested Juan Carlos Guillen Zerpa,…
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Michael Goldberg Pleads Guilty In $100 Million Ponzi Scheme Featuring Bogus ‘Diamond’ Sales And Bogus Ties To JP Morgan Chase Bank; Gov’t Describes Scammer As Financial Predator And Pitchmen As ‘Feeders’
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story of Michael Goldberg’s long-running Ponzi scheme is one that also includes a form of domain-name fraud. Goldberg, for example, created a website that used the name of JP Morgan Chase. Scammers routinely seek to piggyback off well-known brands to separate people from their money, sometimes using the names of famous firms…