RadioShack buyers ran a Ponzi scheme, SEC alleges
The buyers of distressed brick-and-mortar companies like RadioShack and Modell's Sporting Goods, are accused of running a Ponzi scheme.
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The buyers of distressed brick-and-mortar companies like RadioShack and Modell's Sporting Goods, are accused of running a Ponzi scheme.
A retired IRS agent from Southern California has been sentenced to state prison after she was convicted of defrauding an elderly San Francisco Bay Area woman out of $1 million in life savings.
The former UM booster was convicted on federal charges over a decade ago and ordered to pay nearly $83 million in restitution.
Johanna Michely Garcia was the former Chief Executive Officer of MJ Capital Funding, LLC, in Pompano Beach.
Efrain Betancourt Jr. was arrested upon entering the United States.
The sister of infamous Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff was killed in an apparent murder-suicide.
Johanna Garcia, a Broward County woman who owns MJ Capital Funding, is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bernard Madoff, whose name will forever be linked to financial fraud, died while serving a 150-year sentence in federal prison. He was 82 years old.
A Fort Lauderdale woman is out $50,000 after buying in to what she thought was a solid investment.
Authorities have arrested Eddy Marin, a former associate of Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein.
A West Palm Beach church and its two pastors should be prepared to return $2 million in donations they received from a parishioner who stole the money in a Ponzi scheme, a federal judge ruled.
A Palm Beach Church and its pastors caught up in a Ponzi scheme are refusing to turn over near $2 million that federal regulators say belongs to people caught up in the scam.
Miami Police have arrested one of their own - an officer accused of running a Ponzi scheme.
For some people, being a professional athlete making millions of dollars just isn't enough.
One of the biggest behind-the-scenes names in pop culture of the late 20th century has passed away.
It's 20 years in prison for a Palm Beach County man who bilked investors out of $80 million in a virtual concierge business.
The federal trial of a former Miami concert promoter, who is accused of running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme, has been pushed back.
An ex-banker is facing prison time after pleading guilty in connection to his role in ex-lawyer Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
It was sentencing day for an investment adviser involved in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme run by disbarred attorney Scott Rothstein.
A former bank executive faces up to five years in prison for his role in the billion dollar Ponzi scheme masterminded by one-time Ft. Lauderdale attorney, Scott Rothstein.
An ex-banker in Florida is set to plead guilty for his role in a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme run by ex-lawyer Scott Rothstein.
Former Miami Dolphins cornerback Will Allen is facing quite a bit of jail time after being indicted on 23 federal felonies.
A former South Florida concert promoter accused of operating a $300 million fraud scheme is scheduled to go on trial at the end of this year.
A 71-year-old adviser to a major investor in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme operated by Scott Rothstein is going to federal prison for more than three years.
A pair of Central Florida men who bilked investors out of almost $19 million have each been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
