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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is accusing Florida-based real estate firm EquiAlt LLC, and its owner and managing director, with running a Ponzi scheme that raised over $170 million from 1,100 investors and misappropriated millions of dollars to pay for personal luxury items including sports cars and private jet…
Back in June, we told you about five former brokers charged by the SEC when the agency shut down their Ponzi scheme worth $102 million. Scott Silver recently spoke with Jennifer Cefalu of WHEC News in Rochester, NY, where two of the suspects lived and the scheme originated. The scheme…
There are many different types of investment and securities fraud scams designed to bilk investors out of millions of dollars. Sometimes even billions. As was the case of one of the world’s most famous Ponzi schemers, Bernie Madoff, who is spending the rest of his life in prison. Attorney Scott…
Silver Law Group continues to investigate Perry Santillo Jr. (“Santillo”), founder and chief executive of High Point Wealth Management. According to a recent Investment News article, Santillo was barred by Maryland regulators for “dishonest and unethical trade practices,” that included selling unregistered securities by fraudulent means. Santillo allegedly solicited clients…
Following the SEC charging five individuals with fraud related to a Ponzi scheme, Bank of America (“BOA”) has now been sued over its involvement with the First Nationle scheme. The class-action suit on behalf of multiple investors who lost money alleges that BOA provided more than 100 accounts for the…
Retirement planning firm owner allegedly paid for lavish living expenses and more with elderly investors’ money It has happened again. The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has uncovered yet another alleged Ponzi scheme targeting the most vulnerable of investors: the elderly. Clifton Stanley of Galveston, Texas is accused of cheating his…
On the heels of a Ponzi scheme that cheated investors out of $102 million, the SEC has charged a former insurance broker with defrauding inexperienced retail investors. James Hocker, aged 48, of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania has been charged with defrauding 25 investors of $1.27 million for non-existent securities. He operated his…
The SEC has shut down a $102 Million Ponzi Scheme that was defrauding investors in several states. The complaint that was filed in federal district court in Manhattan charges Perry Santillo from Rochester, New York, Christopher Parris from Rochester, New York, Paul LaRocco from Ocala, Florida, John Piccarreto from San…
You would think that it would be easy to spot a Ponzi scheme when there are so many victims, but the truth is a lot more complicated Ponzi schemes are fraudulent investment schemes that involve paying fake investment returns with funds contributed by new investors. Organizers of Ponzi schemes often…