Frauds & Scandals

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief to Halt $191 Million Cattle Ponzi Scheme

December 14, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it obtained a temporary restraining order, asset freeze, the appointment of a receiver, and other emergency relief to halt an ongoing $191 million cattle Ponzi scheme being perpetrated by Fort Worth, Texas company Agridime LLC, which claims to specialize […]

SEC Charges Titanium Capital and Founder Henry Abdo with Operating Ponzi Scheme

December 14, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Florida-based Titanium Capital LLC and its founder Henry Abdo with operating a Ponzi scheme that raised at least $5.3 million from more than 160 retail investors in the United States and abroad. The SEC also charged Titanium representative Carol […]

SEC Charges Investment Adviser for Misappropriation of Investor Money

December 14, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Justin Murphy, a former resident of Greenwich, Connecticut, and his investment management firm Mara Investments, LLC, for fraudulentmisappropriation of approximatley $3.4 million of investor assets. According to the SEC’s complaint, Justin Murphy induced multiple individuals to invest approximately $6.6 […]