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Ponzi & Pyramid Schemes
Fraudulent investment operations promising outsize returns to new victims.
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Cattle Broker Pleads Guilty To Ponzi Scheme
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (157+ words) Dakota News Network Cattle Broker Pleads Guilty To Ponzi Scheme (Killdeer, ND) — A Killdeer cattle broker is pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy and could face prison time. Prosecutors say Taylor Bang was one of five people charged in…...
Self-Proclaimed ‘Godfather’ to Serve Over 6 Years for Fraud, Tax Evasion, and Using LASD Deputies to Torment His Opponents
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (423+ words) Adam Iza, 26, a.k.a. “The Godfather,” who formerly resided in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, was sentenced by United States District Judge Percy Anderson, who also ordered him to pay $23,402,766 in restitution. Iza pleaded guilty in January 2025 to one count of conspiracy…...
Texas businessman allegedly scammed investors with ‘secret’ to making millions
9+ hour, 26+ min ago (381+ words) Texas businessman allegedly scammed investors out of $2 million with his ‘secret’ to making millions https://latination.com/ Watch on the app Texas businessman allegedly scammed investors out of $2 million with his ‘secret’ to making millions - A Texas businessman received a sentence exceeding…...
$10M real estate fraud scheme nets California man nearly 8 years
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (473+ words) A Delano man received nearly eight years for wire fraud and money laundering tied to fake deeds and shell companies A California man was sentenced to seven years and 10 months in federal prison for his role in a $10 million real…...
California Con Man Dubbed ‘The Godfather’ Gets 78 Months For Deputized Extortion And $37M Meta Swindle
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (480+ words) Adam Iza (Courtesy of Jerry Steering) A 26-year-old Southern California man known as “The Godfather” was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for running a multi-million-dollar tech fraud, evading his taxes, and paying off-duty sheriff’s deputies to harass his personal…...
MCB Ex-Manager arrested at Lahore Airport in Rs10 Million Investment Fraud Case
12+ hour, 36+ min ago (668+ words) LAHORE – A former bank manager of MCB wanted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in an alleged Rs10 million investment fraud was arrested at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport shortly after returning to Pakistan from the United Arab Emirates, officials said…...
Self-styled 'Godfather' Adam Iza gets 6 years in prison for $37 million Meta fraud scheme
12+ hour, 16+ min ago (360+ words) Adam Iza, 26, a self-styled businessman who called himself “The Godfather," was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for defrauding Meta of more than $37 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday. Iza was also found guilty of evading taxes and…...
Self-styled 'Godfather' gets 6 years in prison for $37 million Meta fraud scheme
12+ hour ago (360+ words) Adam Iza, 26, a self-styled businessman who called himself “The Godfather," was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for defrauding Meta of more than $37 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday. Iza was also found guilty of evading taxes and…...
Western Iowa man pleads guilty to money laundering nearly $22 million
12+ hour, 50+ min ago (222+ words) SIOUX CITY, Iowa — A Rockwell City man pleaded guilty to money laundering after admitting he helped transfer nearly $22 million in fraudulently obtained loan funds. Curtis Weston, 35, admitted in a plea agreement that he and another person transferred more than $21,992,037 in…...
2 Iowa men charged in fake-phone kiosk scheme
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (171+ words) Kiosk Marketplace 2 Iowa men charged in fake-phone kiosk scheme Two Burlington, Iowa, men face charges after police said fake cellphones were exchanged for cash at an ecoATM kiosk inside a West Burlington Walmart, according to a WQAD News report. Investigators…...