Tag: SEC
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Accused Scammer And Convicted Felon Eric Aronson, 2 Others Indicted In Alleged Permapave Ponzi Scheme; ‘House Of Cards,’ Top Federal Prosecutor Says
Eric Aronson, the accused New York scammer and convicted felon originally arrested in October 2011 in an alleged Ponzi scheme, now has been formally indicted, federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York said. Charged along with Aronson with conspiracy, securities fraud and money laundering were Vincent Buonauro and Fredric Aaron. Aaron is an…
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Day After SEC Announces Judgments Totaling $4.2 Million Against Serial HYIP Pitchman, Another Serial Pitchman — ‘Ken Russo’ — Makes ‘I Got Paid’ Post On TalkGold For JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid; Separately, McAfee’s ‘Site Advisor’ Declares JBP Pages ‘Dangerous’
In a 29-page court order announced yesterday by the SEC, U.S. District Judge George Caram Steeh of the Eastern District of Michigan laid out the case of willful blindness against serial HYIP pitchman Matthew John Gagnon. That case now has resulted in court-ordered judgments of more than $4.2 million against Gagnon, who also was named…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Legisi Ponzi-Scheme Pitchman Matthew J. Gagnon Ordered To Pay More Than $4.2 Million In Disgorgement, Penalties
UPDATED 10:35 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) Matthew John Gagnon, an HYIP huckster and promoter of the Legisi Ponzi scheme, has been hit with orders of disgorgement and penalties totaling more than $4.2 million, the SEC said. Gagnon, of Portland, Ore., and Weslaco, Texas, was described by the SEC as a serial promoter of fraud schemes through his…
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BULLETIN: 2 Men With Hyped Credentials At Helm Of $51 Million Ponzi Scheme, Alberta Securities Commission Alleges; May Appearance Date Set For Dale Joseph Edgar St. Jean, Gregory Dennis Tindall; Defendants Also Linked To Alleged U.S. Fraud Scheme That Triggered Hedge-Fund Collapses
BULLETIN: Two men, including one who’d filed for bankruptcy when a previous “sales training” venture collapsed, were at the helm of a Ponzi scheme that gathered $51.6 million and left investors with nothing, the Alberta Securities Commission said. Appearance dates for Dale Joseph Edgar St. Jean and Gregory Dennis Tindall have been set for May…
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BULLETIN: Greater San Francisco Investment Adviser ‘Conjured Up An Accounting Firm’ To Dupe Hedge-Fund Clients, SEC Says; James Michael Murray Of Market Neutral Trading LLC Sued Civily, Charged Criminally
EDITOR’S NOTE: Law enforcement has warned that “shell companies” are playing an increasingly larger role in criminal schemes, as scammers turn to them to sanitize their capers, disguise fraud, disarm skeptical investors and keep large sums of cash flowing. The threat to the U.S. economy and the corrosive effects on legitimate commerce cannot be overstated…
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6 Pitchmen Who Raised Funds Plowed Into Jeffrey Mowen’s Ponzi Sanctioned By SEC On Heels Of Long-Running Lawsuit; Alleged Offering Fraud’s Advertised Monthly Payout Rate 20 Times LOWER Than JSS Tripler/JustBeenPaid
UPDATED 7:43 A.M. ET (MARCH 9, U.S.A.) If ever there has been a cautionary tale for HYIP pitchmen, it is Jeffrey Lane Mowen’s Utah Ponzi scheme. Mowen and at least six promoters ended up inspiring litigation on multiple fronts, with Mowen charged criminally. At issue was Mowen’s Forex Ponzi scheme, which allegedly was funded in…
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BULLETIN: American, Canadian Indicted In Alleged Ponzi Scheme Involving More Than $129 Million; Jacquline Hoegel, William Wise Charged In San Francisco
BULLETIN: Jacquline Hoegel, an American living in American Canyon, Calif., has been charged criminally in an alleged Ponzi scheme that gathered $129.5 million, the office of U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag of the Northern District of California said. Also indicted was William Wise, a citizen of Canada. Wise, 62, formerly resided in Raleigh, N.C. A warrant…
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URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: KABOOM! Gregory N. McKnight, Legisi HYIP Operator And Ponzi-Forum Darling, Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
URGENT >> BULLETIN >> MOVING: Gregory N. McKnight, the operator of the Legisi HYIP Ponzi scheme, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court in the Eastern District of Michigan, the SEC said this afternoon. McKnight was charged criminally on Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day. His guilty plea followed two days later, the SEC…