Tag: Longbranch Group International LLC
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BULLETIN: Church Pastor Accused Of Running Forex Ponzi And Fraud Scheme Ordered To Pay More Than $2 Million; Jeremiah C. Yancy Promised Monthly Returns Of 40 Percent And Told Customers His Firm Managed Funds For ‘Orphanages,’ Judge Says
BULLETIN: A federal judge in Texas has ordered the former pastor of an Idaho church and his firm to pay more than $2 million in restitution and penalties in a Forex Ponzi scheme that affected 64 customers, including church members allegedly targeted in the preacher’s scam. The order, which was entered by consent, applies to…
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BULLETIN: Church Pastor Was Running Forex Ponzi Scheme, CFTC Says; Agency Gets Emergency Asset Freeze Against Jeremiah C. Yancy
A church pastor targeted congregants in a Forex Ponzi scheme in which he misappropriated at least $462,000, the CFTC said. The pastor, Jeremiah C. Yancy, previously had been implicated by Idaho regulators in a real-estate swindle and scheme to sell unregistered securities that resulted in ruinous losses for investors, according to records. Yancy also is…