Advertisements



We are Sorry, This Page doesn't Exist


Former L.A. man who ran $7.5M Ponzi scheme gets prison sentence

A former Los Angeles man was sentenced to 87 months in jail Monday for running a $7.5 million Ponzi scheme by claiming he knew NBA stars such as Steph Curry, as well as beverage company executives. Khemraj Dave Hardat, 50, who used to live at the tony.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 13th, 2019

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

$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

A $650-million studio project is proposed for downtown L.A.

The Los Angeles Times printing plant prop.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesMay 19th, 2021

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

NY Advisory Firm COO Pleads Guilty To Over $100 Million "Ponzi-Like" Scheme

NY Advisory Firm COO Pleads Guilty To Over $100 Million "Ponzi-Like" Scheme The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of .....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytApr 15th, 2021

Uber Pays Blind Woman $1.1 Million After Stranding Her 14 Times

Uber Pays Blind Woman $1.1 Million After Stranding Her 14 Times Uber is shelling out $1.1 million to a woman that says she missed work, birthdays, Christmas Eve church services and was left in the dark and in the rain bec.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 7th, 2021

Re-Fund The Police? LA County Increases Funding by $36 Million Months After Budget Cuts

Re-Fund The Police? LA County Increases Funding by $36 Million Months After Budget Cuts Authored by Zachary Steiber via The Epoch Times, Officials in Los Angeles County on Thursday voted to increase fundin.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 28th, 2021

Los Angeles Times receives $10-million PPP loan

Congress modified the PPP r.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesMar 23rd, 2021

Feds charge metro Atlanta woman in scam that defrauded Bank of America

The embezzlement and kickback scheme defrauded Bank of America out of approximately $2.7 million using fraudulent donations to non-profit organizations......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 15th, 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

Ashton Kutcher is Hollywood"s most active Silicon Valley investor. Here"s how he built a lucrative investing career, from making an early bet on Uber to turning a $30 million fund into $250 million.

Steve Jennings/Getty Images Ashton Kutcher is t.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 6th, 2020

Amish and Mennonites targeted by $60 million Ponzi scheme, feds say

Philip Elvin Riehl, himself a Mennonite, allegedly targeted Mennonite and Amish community members who wanted a s.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayFeb 1st, 2020

California Couple Charged With $910 Million Alternative Energy Tax Credit Ponzi Scheme

California Couple Charged With $910 Million Alternative Energy Tax Credit Ponzi Scheme The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought charges against a couple for orchestrating a $1 billion ponzi scheme i.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJan 27th, 2020

Owners of solar company that caused loss for Buffett plead guilty over Ponzi scheme

The husband-and-wife owners of DC Solar, a California solar company that caused Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc to take a $377 million charge last year, pleaded guilty on Friday to involvement in an estimated $912 million Ponzi scheme......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 25th, 2020

Birmingham nonprofit faces $10M judgement over 2014 case

A Jefferson County jury has awarded a $10 million verdict against YWCA Central Alabama in a more than five-year-old case. The Birmingham nonprofit was levied the verdict due to the stabbing death of a 71-year-old woman in her Avondale home, which wa.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 8th, 2020

Mountainside Paradise Valley home sells for $9.5 million

A mountainside home in Paradise Valley that had been listed several times during the past two years has found a buyer, one who ponied up $9.5 million for the home. While some luxury buyers aim for lots of property, the buyer, who has yet to be identif.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 29th, 2019

Rupert Murdoch"s son just bought a $150 million Los Angeles estate, shattering California"s sales record. Take a look at the property, which has a 26-room mansion and a secret underground tunnel.

Hilton & Hyland The iconic Chartwell Estate in Los Angeles just sold for about $150 million, breaking the California sales record, Neal J. Leitereg reported for The Los Angeles Times. The buyer.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 12th, 2019

Three Men Arrested In NJ For Running Alleged $722 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Three Men Arrested In NJ For Running All.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeDec 11th, 2019

3 charged in $722 million cryptocurrency pyramid scheme

Three men were charged by U.S. prosecutors with helping run a $722 million cryptocurrency fraud that amounted to a “high-tech Ponzi scheme.”.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralDec 10th, 2019