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Two Convicted in International Investment Fraud Scheme

May 23, 2013

A federal grand jury in Tampa has convicted Paul R. Gunter and Simon A. Odoni on charges of their connection with an international investment fraud scheme.  The fraud involved selling worthless stock from hijacked dormant, publicly traded companies in the United States to people in the United Kingdom using boiler room telemarketers. Their victims wired more than […]

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Baltimore “financial advisor” pleads guilty in $890k mail fraud scheme

February 14, 2013

Casey Charles pleaded guilty on February 8th to a mail fraud scheme dating back to late 2007.  The Baltimore man allegedly has defrauded 22 different people over the age of 55 out of their retirement savings that totaled over $890,000.  According to prosecutors, Charles established Infinite Equity Strategies LLC in 2007 and then falsely claimed […]

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What are Mortgage Fraud Charges in Arizona?

September 28, 2012

A federal and state mandated task force has led to increased arrests and convictions of Arizona residents who are accused of engaging in mortgage fraud. Such schemes include bogus buyers, inflated property values and kickbacks, just to name a few, Mortgage fraud first became a problem in metropolitan Phoenix during the housing boom, and illegal […]

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Are Mass Marketing Fraud Schemes Affecting the Way we Invest?

July 3, 2012

With the advancement of technology, mass marketing fraud has pervaded the nation as well as across the globe. Countless stories portrayed by the media tell how innocent individuals get conned into providing their personal and financial information so that con-artists can have access to their valuable money. Among these mass marketing schemes, potential investment opportunities […]

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