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$700M+ Medical Marijuana Ponzi Scheme With Over Half-Million Duped Investors Busted In Europe

A massive medical cannabis Ponzi scheme was dismantled in Europe on Thursday. A joint investigation by European law enforcement.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 12th, 2024

The SEC charged a Florida company that promised investors 60% returns with operating a Ponzi scheme and raising as much as $17 million in fraudulent offerings

According to the SEC,.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 27th, 2021

Investors in alleged $170 million Tampa-based Ponzi scheme file class action lawsuit seeking $5 million

In a federal lawsuit, the investors allege that EquiAlt, its CEO and managing director "scammed more than 1,100 mostly senior citizens from across the country of much of their life savings.".....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 27th, 2020

SEC accuses South Florida company of penny stock scheme

The company allegedly received $4.9 million from investors by falsely claiming it was raising capital to develop radiation-protection products for medical and military applications......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 29th, 2019

CFTC Lawsuit Alleges $147 Million in Bitcoin Defrauded From Trading Scheme Investors

22,858.822 bitcoin were misappropriated under Control-Finance's Ponzi-like scheme......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskJun 18th, 2019

Buffett"s Berkshire "Duped" Out Of $377 Million By "Ponzi-Like Solar Scheme"

While it may come as a shock to liberals, it looks as though Donald Trump may n.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMay 8th, 2019

Scheme allegedly used fake debt to steal $360 million from investors in Md., Va.

Kevin Merrill, Jay Ledford and Cameron Jezierski are accused of building a fraudulent Ponzi scheme around consumer debt portfolios. They face civil and criminal charges......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 12th, 2019

Korean Crypto Scam Fleeced Investors for Over $18.5 Million

Police have reportedly used AI to spot a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme in South Korea that cheated investors out of $18.5 million......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskApr 8th, 2019

Ex-Belmont resident convicted in $6M Ponzi scheme case

A former Belmont resident was convicted on Tuesday on charges that he defrauded 15 investors of more than $6 million through a Ponzi-style investment scheme that he created. The 76-year-old John William Cranney, who now lives in Texas, was found gui.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 9th, 2018

Medical Marijuana Sales Decline Continues In Colorado As Recreational Weed Disrupts Market

Medical marijuana sales continue to slide in Colorado. For the first half of 2018, revenue fell 21 percent year-over-year to $165.8 million. Recreational sales rose 14 percent to $573 million. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaJul 14th, 2018

Massachusetts man who defrauded 15 people of $6M gets 5 years in prison

A former Massachusetts man convicted of running what prosecutors called a Ponzi-style scheme that defrauded 15 investors out of more than $6 million has been sentenced to five years in prison.      .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayAug 10th, 2018

Form D Friday: Texas investors eye growing medical hops instead of pot

An investment vehicle TexMed Ventures is raising up to $5 million for a startup that is looking to grow hops for local breweries and medical purposes in a state where raising marijuana plants is still in its infancy......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 31st, 2018

U.S. prosecutors charge three men in $364 million Ponzi scheme

Federal prosecutors have accused three men of portraying themselves as investment professionals and using a phony portfolio of consumer debt to defraud hundreds of unwary investors out of tens of millions of dollars as part of a $364 million Ponzi scheme......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 19th, 2018

Men charged in $364M Ponzi scheme blew money on cars, diamonds

The Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice said Wednesday they have halted a $364 million Ponzi scheme that targeted hundreds of investors across the U.S......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralSep 19th, 2018

Local investment advisor sentenced to 78 months in prison for $1.6M Ponzi scheme

The head of a Philadelphia investment advisory who bilked clients out of $1.6 million in a Ponzi scheme was sentenced Friday to six and a half years in prison. Carl Frederic Sealey, 43, of Cinnaminson, N.J., was ordered by U.S. District Court Jud.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 1st, 2018

SEC alleges $61-million Ponzi scheme by San Diego duo that lured investors with iPhone angle

A San Diego man has settled SEC allegations th.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesOct 2nd, 2018

Bitcoin Scammer Hit With $2.5 Million Fine for Ponzi Scheme that Promised Outrageous Returns

The defendant admitted to taking $600,000 from at least 80 investors. Nicholas Gelfman claimed to have a high-frequency trading computer program that could mine profits from Bitcoin, sayi.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneOct 19th, 2018

"Largest Ever Ponzi Scheme In Maryland" Rocks Investors, $345 Million Vanishes

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last month the indictment and arrests of three people, includi.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeOct 21st, 2018

New suits in Siskey Ponzi scheme target MetLife

A dozen investors who say they put more than $4.5 million into a Ponzi scheme run by Rick Siskey are suing Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., three of its brokers and two Siskey-related companies to recover their losses. All of the investors — who f.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 30th, 2018

Prominent NYC real estate developer and top execs charged in $86M fraud scheme

A prominent New York real estate developer and several other industry executives have been indicted for stealing more than $86 million from investors and subcontractors in New York......»»

Category: realestateSource: foxnewsApr 10th, 2024

VIVO Cannabis™ Announces First Quarter 2021 Results

Net revenue of $5.5 million – a decrease of 11% over Q4 2020 Vanluven facility received EU-GMP certification allowing VIVO to export cannabis products for sale in Europe and Beacon Medical Germany GmbH received an import license to allow imports of me.....»»

Category: earningsSource: benzingaMay 17th, 2021