Tag: U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton
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BULLETIN: 77-Year-Old Ponzi Enabler And His 40-Year-Old Son Who Helped Confuse Investors In Nevin Shapiro’s $930 Million ‘Grocery’ Ponzi Sentenced To Federal Prison; Roberto And Alejandro Torres Also Hit With $82 Million Restitution Order
BULLETIN: Yesterday a federal judge in Michigan sentenced 75-year-old Ponzi schemer Edward May to 16 years in federal prison for pulling off a $350 million fraud. Today in New Jersey — in a separate case — a 77-year-old Ponzi enabler and his Ponzi-enabling, 40-year-old son were sentenced to combined prison terms of just shy of…
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BULLETIN: Nevin Shapiro, Operator Of $930 Million ‘Grocery’ Ponzi Scheme, Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison; Fraudster ‘Used Other People’s Money To Live A Fantasy Life,’ U.S. Attorney Says
BULLETIN: Nevin Shapiro, the Florida-based operator of a bizarre “grocery” Ponzi scheme that gathered nearly $1 billion and caused losses approaching $100 million, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Shapiro, 42, was charged by federal prosecutors in New Jersey last year after investigations by the FBI and the IRS. He pleaded guilty…