Carlos Watson Sentenced to 9 Years for Defrauding Ozy Media Investors Carlos Watson, the founder of the failed media company Ozy Media, has been sentenced to 116 months (nearly 10 …
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Israeli Man Shlomo Erez Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Ponzi Schemer Eliyahu Weinstein
Shlomo Erez, a 56-year-old man from Israel, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges in connection with a $35 million Ponzi scheme, alongside Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein, a notorious Ponzi schemer who …
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Brett Michael Bartlett Sentenced to 188 Months for $22.5 Million Fraud Scheme
Brett Michael Bartlett, 37, from Fountain Valley, California, has been sentenced to 188 months (approximately 15.5 years) in federal prison for his role in a large-scale fraud scheme that defrauded …
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Germantown, MD – On Friday, Ansoumane Camara, 35, of Germantown, MD, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for securities fraud and felony theft, after pleading guilty to defrauding a …
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New York, NY – Gautam Adani, the billionaire chairman of the Adani Group, was indicted on Wednesday by US prosecutors for his role in a massive bribery and fraud scheme …
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Joanna Smith-Griffin, the founder of ALLHere Education, was arrested on fraud charges Tuesday after being accused of using investor funds for personal expenses as her AI education company collapsed. Smith-Griffin, …
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by AriseNews WASHINGTON — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Nigerian auditor Olayinka Oyebola and his firm, Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants), for allegedly aiding and …
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Ravie Lakshmanan Robert Westbrook, a 39-year-old London resident, has been charged with a massive hack-to-trade fraud scheme that allegedly brought him nearly $3.75 million in illegal profits. The U.S. Department …
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced that Steven Andiloro, 53, of Mooresville, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and wire fraud. Andiloro admitted to …
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Ex-Broker Christopher Wendel Arrested for Allegedly Defrauding Ohio Investors Out of $1 Million
Christopher T. Wendel, a former broker with 28 years of experience in the securities industry, was arrested in Mercer County, Ohio, and faces 96 criminal charges for allegedly defrauding more …