Tag: Pat Kiley. Trevor Cook

THE GREAT PONZI PAPER CHASE: Playing Field Spans Globe, Judge Says; SEC Notes Cook/Kiley Banking Ties In Antigua, Europe, Middle East

The ruling by a federal judge yesterday that put alleged Minnesota Ponzi schemer Trevor Cook behind bars until he surrenders tens of millions of dollars in offshore bank accounts includes some interesting details. For one, Cook, accused by the SEC and the CFTC in a $190 million fraud, had access to a bank account in…

Jan 26, 2010
Iranian-Americans Targeted In Beverly Hills Investment- And Affinty-Fraud Scheme, SEC Says; Debentures Program Allegedly Pitched On Persian-Language Radio Show

UPDATED 7:03 P.M. ET (U.S.A. JAN. 12) A Beverly Hills radio host pitched his fraud scheme in Persian and targeted Iranian-Americans in Greater Los Angeles, the SEC said today. Client funds were used to build a mansion for John Farahi, 52, and and his wife, Gissou Rastegar Farahi, 50, the agency said. Client funds also…

Jan 11, 2010

THE GREAT PONZI PAPER CHASE: Playing Field Spans Globe, Judge Says; SEC Notes Cook/Kiley Banking Ties In Antigua, Europe, Middle East