Tag: Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
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Former Mormon Bishop Who Presided Over ‘Friend’s Investment Group’ Charged In Alleged Connecticut Fraud Scheme Targeting Church Members; Former Broker Charged In Alleged Tennessee Ponzi Scheme
Julius C. Blackwelder, the 59-year-old former bishop of the Bridgeport Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Trumbull, Conn., has been charged with money-laundering, mail fraud and wire fraud. “This defendant is alleged to have abused his position of trust as a leader in his church to defraud fellow church members…
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BULLETIN: Former Radio Host John Farahi Indicted In Alleged Ponzi Scheme; His Attorney Also Indicted Amid Allegations He Obstructed SEC Probe
BULLETIN: John Farahi, a former Los Angeles radio host who once was a member of the city council of Reno, Nev., has been indicted on dozens of counts of defrauding investors and banks out of at least $20 million, federal prosecutors in the Central District of California said. David Tamman, an attorney, was indicted amid…