SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Former GameOn CEO Alexander Beckman, 41, and his wife, Valerie Lau Beckman, 38, are facing serious charges in a “wide-ranging and brazen” $60 million fraud scheme. …
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Craig Allen Sentenced to 7 Years for Defrauding Investors in ‘Cheetah Fund’
Craig Allen, 53, of Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for defrauding dozens of investors out of millions of dollars, according to the U.S. Attorney’s …
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Scott Mason, a 66-year-old investment advisor from Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, has been charged with multiple counts of wire fraud, securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, and filing false tax returns, the U.S. …
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A former cannabis executive has been charged with securities fraud after using insider information to illegally profit from the acquisition of a rival cannabis company, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for …
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Do Hyeong Kwon, South Korean Crypto Mogul, Faces $40 Billion Fraud Charges In a major development in the world of cryptocurrency, Do Hyeong Kwon, the CEO behind the crypto platform …
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Brentwood Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Insider Trading Scheme
LOS ANGELES — Shahriyar Bolandian, 36, of Brentwood, was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for his involvement in an insider trading scheme that generated more than $650,000 …
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New York, NY — Do Hyeong Kwon, the 33-year-old South Korean co-founder of Terraform Labs, appeared in a New York court on Thursday to face fraud charges related to the …
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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 …