Brunst worked with Raymond Erker and Kevin Krantz at an investment firm in Westlake. In documents, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian McDonough said the three ran…
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The receiver in the $400 million Ponzi scheme case involving former San Diego restaurateur Gina Champion-Cain has been granted permission by a federal judge to…
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Two men pleaded guilty on January 6, 2022, in Las Vegas to wire fraud charges for their roles in a $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme that…
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The shale industry is no stranger to accusations of promising more oil than it could deliver and spending shareholders’ money unwisely, but one group of alleged…
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Carl Brizzi, a larger-than-life former Marion County prosecutor who vigorously went after violent criminals and seemed to magnetize allegation after allegation of professional misconduct, has died. “With…
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Two former investment executives from Japan have pleaded guilty in Las Vegas in what prosecutors have called a $1.5 billion international Ponzi scheme with 10,000…
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Welcome to The Long View—where we peruse the news of the week and strip it to the essentials. Let’s work out what really matters. This…
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The receiver in the $400 million Ponzi scheme case involving former restaurateur Gina Champion-Cain has been granted permission by a federal judge to go after…
View More Receiver in Champion-Cain Ponzi case gets judge’s OK to go after Chicago Title for investor losses
Let me start off with something that might sound a bit cynical: Venture Capital firms are in the business of making money for their clients…
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US tech stocks sink after FOMC minutes Greetings from day four of managed isolation in New Zealand, and no, I’m not a tennis player. All…
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