California Based RIA Charged in Ponzi Scheme
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:
The SEC has barred a California-based RIA from the industry after the firm was charged with misleading investors - including falsely claiming that its fund was "SEC approved."
According to the SEC, GLR Advisors raised over $60 million by inflating the performance and misrepresenting the strategy of a private investment fund.
Between 2005 and 2011, the firm advertised its "SEC approved" GLR Growth Fund as having returns of 17%-25% during every year of its operation.
GLR's marketing materials claimed the fund was "tied to well-known stock indices such as the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones, as well as in oil, natural gas and technology-related companies.”
But since mid-2009, the fund did not invest in any publicly-traded securities. Instead, funds were placed in "illiquid investments" (two private startups) and also were used to pay back other investors.
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