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fromInsideHook
1 day ago

GMU Basketball Travel Scam Ends in Prison Sentence

Maurice Eugene Smith ran a Ponzi scheme that stole over $100,000 intended for a George Mason basketball Bahamas retreat and received a 13-month prison sentence.
fromQNS
3 days ago

Ex-NYPD officer from Bellerose sentenced to three years in prison for wire fraud scheme: Feds - QNS

According to court filings and the defendant's admissions, Rodriguez and his co-conspirator Edwin Carrion founded the Technical Trading Team (TTT) in the spring of 2020. Rodriguez had sole trading authority over the vast majority of the nearly $5 million raised from over 20 individual investors. Rodriguez and Carrion promised investors annual investment returns ranging from 18% to 24% and convinced them to invest based on a number of material misrepresentations.
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fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

Kevin Maxwell faces bankruptcy threat over 600,000 Fortress Capital 'Ponzi scheme' loan

Kevin Maxwell faces potential bankruptcy over nearly £600,000 owed to administrators of collapsed Fortress Capital Partners accused of operating a Ponzi scheme.
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fromAP News
2 months ago
US politics

British man extradited to US to face federal charges in alleged $99 million wine scam

fromAP News
2 months ago
US politics

British man extradited to US to face federal charges in alleged $99 million wine scam

fromFortune
4 weeks ago

Miles 'Burt' Marshall, 73-year-old upstate New Yorker, indicted for alleged $95 million Ponzi scheme

Miles "Burt" Marshall was widely trusted in upstate New York, promoting an "8% Fund" investment scheme that ultimately proved to be a Ponzi scheme, leading to his bankruptcy.
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fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why Smart People Fall for Fraudulent Schemes

Scams exploit emotions, not intelligence; anyone can fall for a Ponzi scheme.
Victims endure trauma and shame, with recovery being as crucial as financial restoration.
To avoid scams, stay alert and verify claims before trusting promises.
SF parents
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Day Around the Bay: Federal Court Says Trump's Tariffs Aren't Legal

Kenneth Mattson is released on $4 million bail amid opposition from victims of his Ponzi scheme.
Immigration advocates rally against ICE arrests of legal asylum seekers.
A federal court rules Trump's tariffs were unlawful under the invoked economic emergency law.
Elon Musk leaves White House advisory role expressing concerns over fiscal issues.
Silicon Valley real estate
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Wine Country Developer Arrested by Feds, Charged With Fraud and Money Laundering

Kenneth Mattson arrested for allegedly defrauding investors of $46 million in a Ponzi scheme involving fake real estate investments.
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