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South Carolina Attorney General Alleges Ponzi Scheme And False Statements By Purveyor; U.S. Secret Service Seen Carting Boxes From Purported ‘Precious Metals’ Business

UPDATED 7:31 A.M. ET (U.S.A., MARCH 17) State officials in South Carolina say Ronnie Gene Wilson and Atlantic Bullion and Coin Inc. were running a “precious metals” Ponzi scheme that gathered about $70 million from “numerous” investors in 25 states over the past three years. After dark Thursday, the U.S. Secret Service was seen carting…

Mar 16, 2012
UPDATE: South Carolina Pastor Sued By CFTC In Forex Ponzi Scheme Case Now Facing Criminal Charges Of Bank Fraud

Ronald E. Satterfield, the South Carolina pastor accused in a November lawsuit filed by the CFTC of operating a Forex Ponzi scheme from church property and elsewhere, now has been arrested on criminal charges of bank fraud. The Charleston Police Department confirmed Satterfield’s arrest yesterday to the PP Blog. The arrest occurred Thursday, according to…

Jan 30, 2011
PONZI NEWS/UPDATES: Fire Destroys ‘3 Hebrew Boys’ Ponzi Headquarters; Minnesota Man Gets Nearly 10 Years In Prison In Ponzi Case; California Man Gets 25

Sign of the apocalypse? The headquarters of the “3 Hebrew Boys” Ponzi scheme in Columbia, S.C., was gutted in a fire Monday and Tuesday. Firefighters spent 19 hours over two days battling the blaze, but the “building and all contents . . . were completely destroyed,” according to Beattie B. Ashmore. Ashmore is the court-appointed…

Apr 28, 2010