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Acquittals in Ponzi Prosecution Across the Pond: Jury Acquits Imperial Consolidated Execs Fraser and Brook

July 06, 2010 14:23

UK citizens Lincoln Julian Fraser and Jared Bentley Brook, former executives with the Imperial Consolidated Group (ICG) were acquitted today at the Old Bailey at the conclusion of a nearly nine month trial, according to the Guardian and the Telegraph. The jury acquitted Mr. Fraser and Mr. Brook of...

SEC Charges Florida and Canadian Resident Over $300 Million Gold Mining Investment Ponzi Scheme

June 14, 2010 05:05

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged four Canadian citizens and two Florida residents for an alleged Ponzi scheme which defrauded more than 3,000 investors across the U.S. and Canada of approximately $300 million, according to an SEC press release. The SEC has filed a complaint...

SEC Charges Florida and Canadian Residents Over $300 Million Gold Mining Investment Ponzi Scheme

June 14, 2010 05:05

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged four Canadian citizens and two Florida residents for an alleged Ponzi scheme which defrauded more than 3,000 investors across the U.S. and Canada of approximately $300 million, according to an SEC press release. The SEC has filed a complaint...

Florida Ponzi Con Man Scott Rothstein Gets 50 Years

June 10, 2010 10:09

Florida attorney and mastermind of a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, Scott Rothstein, was sentenced to 50 years yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The scam involved investments in non-existent settlements, and resulted in the loss of about $400 million to 400...

DOJ Returns $40 Million to Japanese Investors from $1 Billion Filipino Shrimp Farming Ponzi Scheme

May 28, 2010 16:49

In a press release by the Department of Justice today, the Department announced that, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of Japan, it has recovered more than $40.2 million in proceeds from an alleged $1 billion Ponzi scheme by a Japanese citizen, Isamu Kuroiwa, involving investments in...