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Chicago hedge fund owner pleads guilty to 1 count of wire fraud in Tom Petters fraud case
AP – A Chicago hedge fund owner accused of helping prop up the alleged Tom Petters Ponzi scheme has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Appearing in federal court in St. Paul on Wednesday, Gregory Bell admitted helping […]
Suit filed against law firm in Florida fraud case
Forbes – A court-appointed receiver in the case of a Sarasota man accused of bilking investors of up to $350 million is suing the firm that represented the hedge funds for failing to protect investors. A lawsuit filed Monday says […]
Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Against Hennessee Group
New York — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision that dismissed a securities fraud case against New York-based hedge fund investment adviser Hennessee Group LLC. In the 36-page opinion issued July […]
Appeals Court Dismisses Fraud Charges Against Hedge Fund Advisor Hennessee Group
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – The U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s decision that also dismissed a securities fraud case against New York-based hedge fund investment adviser Hennessee Group LLC. Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court […]
US to work with Switzerland on tax secrecy
AFP – The United States and Switzerland will begin negotiations to amend their bilateral income tax treaty to provide for improved transparency, the US Treasury Department said Monday. The announcement came following Group of 20 pledges last week to clean […]
Stanford Receiver, SEC Ask Judge to Bar Investors From Lawsuit
Bloomberg – Stanford Group Co.’s court-appointed receiver and securities regulators asked a U.S. judge to deny requests by hundreds of investors to join the regulatory lawsuit at the heart of an $8 billion fraud investigation. The receiver, Ralph Janvey, and […]
