Articles Posted in Ponzi Scheme News

SEC Charges South Florida Woman Behind Ponzi Scheme Targeting Colombian-American Community The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a woman living in South Florida with defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme and affinity fraud that targeted the local Colombian-American community and involved purported investments in immigration bail bonds. The SEC alleges that Jenny E. Coplan…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jenifer E. Hoffman, John C. Boschert, and Bryan T. Zuzga, Civil Action No. 5:13-cv-00455 (U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida) The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) has charged Jenifer E. Hoffman and John C. Boschert, the former principals of Assured Capital Consultants, LLC – a now-dissolved Florida…

Securities and Exchange Commission Defendant Indicted in $30 Million Ponzi Scheme and Affinity Fraud Targeting Haitian-American Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that on July 2, 2013, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida filed criminal charges against George Louis Theodule, a defendant in a now settled SEC action.…

SEC Enforcement Proceedings: Anthony John Johnson Sanctioned: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that Anthony John Johnson (Johnson) has been barred from the securities industry. The sanction was ordered in an administrative proceeding before an administrative law judge, following an August 2011 conviction for conspiracy to commit securities, mail, and wire fraud and an…

Senior and Retirement Fraud, Misrepresentation and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Litigation and FINRA Arbitration Attorney: Commission Charges Indiana Resident with Conducting Ponzi Scheme Targeting Retirement Savings of Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) recently charged a Noblesville, Ind., resident and his company with defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme that targeted retirement savings. The…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gregory N. McKnight, et al., Civil Action No. 08-cv-11887 (E.D. Mich.) 15 Year Prison Term for Gregory Mcknight, Orchestrator of $72 Million Ponzi Scheme The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that on August 6, 2013, the Honorable Mark A. Goldsmith of the United States District Court for the Eastern…

SEC Obtains Asset Freeze and Other Relief in $4 Million Offering Fraud Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) obtained a temporary restraining order and an emergency asset freeze in a $4 million offering fraud and Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Steven B. Heinz (Heinz) and his company S.B. Heinz & Associates, Inc. (S.B. Heinz), a…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cort Poyner and Mohammed Dolah, Civil Action No. 13 Civ. 4331 (SJ) (E.D.N.Y.) SEC Charges Stock Promoters with Market Manipulation The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it filed a civil injunctive action against Cort Poyner (“Poyner”) and Mohammad Dolah (“Dolah”), alleging that they engaged in a fraudulent broker…

The Securities and Exchange Commission Obtains Final Judgments against Martin C. Hartmann III and Laura Ann Tordy The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that on July 9, 2013, the Honorable Denis R. Hurley of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered final judgments against defendants Martin C. Hartmann…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Duncan J. MacDonald, III and Gloria Solomon, Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-02275 (Northern District of Texas filed June 17, 2013) SEC Charges Two Executives in Ponzi Scheme At Dallas-Based Medical Insurance Company The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged two executives at a Dallas-based medical insurance company with operating a $10…