Tag: Sidney S. Hanson
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SIDNEY AND CHARLOTTE HANSON FOREX PONZI: Federal Judge Orders Orders Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Restitution, Penalties And Disgorgement
U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. of the Western District of North Carolina has ordered tens of millions of dollars in restitution, penalties and disgorgement in the civil Ponzi case against Sidney and Charlotte Hanson. The CFTC charged the North Carolina couple and their “Queen Shoals” companies in 2009, alleging a Forex Ponzi scheme…
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FLORIDA — AGAIN: CFTC Charges Sunshine State Couple Amid Spectacular Allegations They Posed As Forex Experts, Targeted Seniors And Handed Off More Than $22 Million To Man Who Was Trying To Cover Up Previous Ponzi Scheme
Gary and Brenda Martin of St. Augustine, Fla., posed as Forex dealers and experts, operated a website advertising their purported expertise, bragged about the talents of their unqualified sales “consultants” — and collected more than $22 million in an incredibly elaborate fraud scheme, the CFTC has charged. Neither of the Martins was registered with the…