Tag: U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer
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BULLETIN: In New ‘Advertising’ Ponzi-Scheme Takedown, SEC Points To YouTube Video Allegedly Used By Scammers To Drive Sales — And Feds File Criminal Charges
Updated 2:45 P.M. EDT (April 16, 2014) The SEC has sued the operators of an alleged Ponzi scheme in Florida — and federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges. In its announcement of the prosecution against Joseph Signore of West Palm Beach and Paul L. Schumack II of Pompano Beach, the SEC provided a link to…
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REPORTS: Prosecutor In TelexFree Case Threatened With Death
There are reports in Brazilian media that a prosecutor in the state of Acre has received death threats over her role in the TelexFree investigation and is receiving police protection. TelexFree, which has a U.S. arm in Massachusetts, purports to be in the communications business. The MLM company is under investigation in multiple states in…
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10 Individuals, Including 6 Pitchmen, Indicted In Alleged ‘Vendstar’ Bizop Scam That Fleeced Customers $10,000 At A Time, Prosecutors Say
“Instead of becoming successful entrepreneurs, the individual investors become victims of fraud, often losing their life’s savings. In this way, business opportunity schemes tarnish the American Dream of success through hard work. We will help protect the investing public by prosecuting these cases aggressively.” — U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of…
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‘Before, During And After The Aforesaid Seizure’: Feds Charge Ponzi Schemer Scott Rothstein’s Wife, Her Attorney And Friend With Conspiracy To Obstruct Justice, Launder Money And Tamper With Witness In Alleged Plot To Conceal Assets
“Those who assist others to conceal assets subject to forfeiture will be fully investigated and prosecuted. Together with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, we will continue to pursue forfeiture of all assets acquired with funds derived from Rothstein’s Ponzi scheme.” — José A. Gonzalez, special agent in charge of the IRS-Criminal Investigations Division, Sept. 6, 2012…
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FEDS: Florida Attorney Conspired With Ponzi Schemer Scott Rothstein To Run Electioneering, Check-Kiting And Tax Scams And Prop Up Cash-Gushing Law Firm
Fort Lauderdale lawyer Steven N. Lippman conspired with now-disbarred attorney, convicted racketeer and Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein to prop up the Rothstein, Rosenfeldt and Adler (RRA) law firm through electioneering, check-kiting and tax scams, federal prosecutors charged yesterday. A 70-attorney firm that employed about 150 staff members, RRA collapsed in the wake of Rothstein’s epic…
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BULLETIN: Feds Say Scott Rothstein IT Associates Created Fake Banking Website; Meanwhile, Attorney Authored Bogus Letter And Another Associate ‘Posed’ As Banker And Plaintiff In Nonexistent Cases
BULLETIN: Four associates of jailed Ponzi schemer and disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein have been charged criminally by federal prosecutors in Florida with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The new defendants include an attorney at Rothstein’s defunct Fort Lauderdale law firm, two IT employees of the firm and a Rothstein associate in the nightclub business. The…
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KABOOM! More Bad News For Fraudsters: ‘FBI Undercover Operation’ Leads To Florida Fraud Busts; 20 Charged In Alleged Schemes, Including ‘CHiPs’ Actor
An undercover sting conducted by the FBI has resulted in fraud charges being filed against 20 individuals or companies. The sting was centered in southern Florida. Among those charged was Larry Wilcox, one of the stars of the long-running television program “CHiPs” in which Wilcox played the role of a California police officer, the SEC…