What Is a Ponzi Scheme?
A Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that attracts new investors with promises of high returns and little to no risk. Instead of generating legitimate profits, the scheme uses funds from new investors to pay returns to earlier investors, creating an illusion of profitability. The scheme only continues as long as new investors keep joining. Once this […]
FRANKOWSKI FIRM INVESTIGATING CLAIMS AGAINST AEQUITAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Frankowski Firm is investigating potential claims against Aequitas Capital Management of Lake Oswego, Oregon. The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought charges against Aequitas and three of its top executives for allegedly running a $350 million Ponzi scheme. The SEC allegations claim that, since 2014, Aequitas defrauded investors into thinking they were investing in […]
SEC CHARGES WOODBRIDGE GROUP AND FOUNDER ROBERT SHAPIRO WITH RUNNING $1.2 BILLION PONZI SCHEME
Did you lose money investing with the Woodbridge Group? The Frankowski Firm can help The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced yesterday that it was bringing charges and freezing the assets of a group of unregistered funds and their owner based on allegations that the Woodbridge Group and its founder, Robert Shapiro, bilked investors (many […]
Popular NY Talk Radio Star Arrested for Ponzi Concert Ticket Scheme
How much would you be willing to pay for a ticket to see Hamilton? What about seeing Adele live in concert? Sports radio talk show host Craig Carton preyed on the popularity and exclusivity of these types of events, parlaying his perceived ability to purchase the tickets into a Ponzi scheme of more than $5 […]
FRANKOWSKI FIRM INVESTIGATING BROKER MARK DAVID HOLT
The Frankowski Firm is investigating potential claims against stockbroker Mark David Holt, formerly of Harbour Investments and Geneos Wealth Management in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area. Mr. Holt is a disbarred attorney and former broker who was banned from the securities industry and is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence for wire fraud. According to […]
Madoff’s Sons Must Repay Victims of Father’s Ponzi Scheme in New Ruling
Aside from movies like Oliver Stone’s Wall Street and Martin Scorsese’s more recent Wolf of Wall Street, one of the few experiences the average layperson will have had with investment fraud is Bernie Madoff, infamous for a Ponzi scheme that defrauded nearly 5,000 victims of over $64 billion in 2008. Nearly a decade later, Madoff’s […]
Frankowski Firm Investigating Broker Bob Wamhoff
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“My Broker Stole My Money:” Your Rights as a Victim of Securities Fraud and Negligence
For many people, the phrase “securities fraud” is synonymous with Bernie Madoff, the man who ran a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme that resulted in thousands of people losing their investment funds. In truth, securities fraud encompasses much more than the stereotypical boiler room: it is any act by a broker, advisor or investment firm that […]
Hamilton Ticket Resale Ponzi Scheme Investor Sues
Adam Blank, an investor in the alleged $81 million Ponzi scheme pertaining to the buying and selling of tickets to popular shows, including Adele concerts and Broadway’s Hamilton, sued his broker-dealer, alleging the firm made several false and misleading statements about its due diligence and investigation into the ticket operation. The suit was filed in […]
FINRA January 2017 Disciplinary Actions
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