Home / Cases / Ponzi schemes / Page 6 Ponzi schemes enforcement actions This library records 568 enforcement actions tagged ponzi schemes. A Ponzi scheme pays returns to earlier investors from later investors' money rather than from genuine profits, which is investment fraud with no market involvement and no price to manipulate.
Actions are listed newest first. Each row links to a case page carrying the regulator's own release and, where one was published, the complaint. For how this technique works and what statute it engages, read the ponzi schemes technique page.
Actions 68
Total penalties $94.8m
Median penalty $1.5m
Largest $32.4m
Criminal parallel 49% Action Agency Filed Penalty Status SEC v. Eric Aronson, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-09-02 $250k judgment SEC v. Johnson Lambert LLP and Bradley Scott Diericx, CPA (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-08-31 — settled CFTC v. Ron Earl McCullough (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-08-29 $2.5m judgment OSC v. Paul Camillo Dinardo (ponzi schemes, 2015) OSC 2015-08-20 — filed SEC v. Palladino, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-08-13 — unknown SEC v. David J. Boden, Esq. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-08-05 — filed CFTC v. Keith F. Simmons (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-08-01 — settled SEC v. DFRF Enterprises LLC, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-07-23 — filed SEC v. Michael R. Enea (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-07-20 — judgment CFTC v. Defendant Carl David Wright (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-07-11 $1m settled SEC v. Luca International Group, LLC, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-07-06 $25.5k settled OSC v. Terrence Bedford (ponzi schemes, 2015) OSC 2015-07-02 — settled SEC v. Malcolm Segal (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-07-01 — filed CFTC v. Illinois Resident Nick A. Wurl and His Company Ludiera Capital LLC (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-06-25 — filed SEC v. Phil Donnahue Williamson (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-06-23 — judgment SEC v. Equity Trust Company (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-06-16 — judgment SEC v. Capital Financial Partners, LLC et al. Will D. Allen and Susan C. Daub (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-06-15 — judgment OSC v. Davide Amato and others (ponzi schemes, 2015) OSC 2015-05-29 — judgment Alleged Ponzi scheme operator faces court (ASIC, 2015) ASIC 2015-05-26 — filed SEC v. North Dakota Developments, LLC, Robert L. Gavin, and Daniel J. Hogan, et. al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-05-06 — filed CFTC v. North Carolina Resident Barry C. Taylor and His Companies (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-05-01 — filed SEC v. Veros Partners, Inc., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-04-24 — filed CFTC v. Florida Resident Dorian A. Garcia and his Companies (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-04-21 — filed SEC v. James A. Evans, Jr., d/b/a Cashflowbot.com, d/b/a DollarMonster (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-04-13 — unknown SEC v. Capital Financial Partners, LLC et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-04-07 — unknown OSC v. Andre Lewis (ponzi schemes, 2015) OSC 2015-04-01 — filed SEC v. Gregory W. Gray, Jr., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-03-27 — filed SEC v. John A. Geringer (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-02-23 — judgment SEC v. Kristine L. Johnson, Troy A. Barnes, Work with Troy Barnes, Inc. (d/b/a) The Achieve Community, Defendants, and Achieve International, LLC, Relief Defendant (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-02-18 — unknown SEC v. Edwin Yoshihiro Fujinaga and MRI International, Inc., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-01-30 — judgment SEC v. Francisco Illarramendi, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-01-30 — judgment SEC v. Loren W. Holzhueter, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-01-29 — unknown SEC v. Frederic Elm f/k/a Frederic Elmaleh, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-01-21 — judgment CFTC v. Allied Markets LLC (ponzi schemes, 2015) CFTC 2015-01-13 — filed Victorian couple charged with $1.5 million fraud (ASIC, 2014) ASIC 2014-11-11 — filed CFTC v. Utah Resident Scott A. Beatty and his Company (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-10-01 $1m judgment CFTC v. Ohio Resident John R. Bullar and his Company (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-09-24 — filed CFTC v. Ohio Resident Glen Galemmo (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-09-17 — filed CFTC v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-09-16 $280k judgment CFTC v. North Carolina Resident Edwin A. Vasquez and His Company Vasquez Global Investments (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-08-08 — filed CFTC v. Robert Andres (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-06-20 $32.4m judgment OSC v. Duncan Cleworth and others (ponzi schemes, 2014) OSC 2014-05-14 — judgment CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-04-01 $5.8m judgment CFTC v. Defendants Ward Onsa (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-04-01 $5.7m judgment CFTC v. Defendants (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-03-22 $2.2m filed CFTC v. South Carolina Residents Robert S. and Amy L. Leben (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-03-20 — unknown CFTC v. Defendants Harbor Light Asset (ponzi schemes, 2014) CFTC 2014-02-12 $5.2m judgment CFTC v. David R. Lynch (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-12-13 $300k judgment OSC v. TransCap Corporation and others (ponzi schemes, 2013) OSC 2013-11-21 — unknown CFTC v. UBS (benchmark submission rigging, 2013) CFTC 2013-10-25 $1.5m settled OSC v. Bradon Technologies Ltd. and others (ponzi schemes, 2013) OSC 2013-10-03 — dismissed OSC v. Weizhen Tang (ponzi schemes, 2013) OSC 2013-09-30 — dismissed CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-08-27 $350k settled OSC v. Kevin Warren Zietsoff (ponzi schemes, 2013) OSC 2013-08-19 — settled CFTC v. Defendant Christopher Varlesi (paid stock promotion, 2013) CFTC 2013-06-26 $700k judgment CFTC v. North Carolina Resident C. David Wright (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-06-26 — unknown CFTC v. Bentley Equities (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-06-05 $150k judgment CFTC v. Defendants Philip Milton (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-05-24 $4m judgment CFTC v. Christy (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-05-21 — settled CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-05-14 $2.5m filed CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-04-24 $1.5m judgment CFTC v. Defendants PMC (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-04-18 $560k judgment CFTC v. New York Firm 4X Solutions (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-04-09 — filed CFTC v. Cilli (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-03-28 — unknown OSC v. Fernando Honorate Fagundes also known as Henry Roche and New Futures Trading International Corporation (ponzi schemes, 2013) OSC 2013-03-18 — judgment CFTC v. Ronnie Gene Wilson (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-03-01 $23m judgment CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-02-07 $2.4m settled CFTC v. unnamed respondents (ponzi schemes, 2013) CFTC 2013-01-29 $1.5m settled
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