Federal Grand Jury Indicts Raleigh Investment Adviser on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:
A federal grand jury has indicted Raleigh investment adviser, Stephen Condon Peters for allegedly taking more than $15.3 million from investors since 2009 by conducting an elaborate Ponzi scheme.
More specifically, Mr. Peters, through his company VisionQuest, promised returns of 8 percent to 9 percent a year to his investors. Moreover, in order to pay off early investors, Mr. Peters shuffled the money among various companies he controlled and created a phony revolving loan between two of his companies to account for cash movements. Mr. Peters also had his IT department erase evidence off the company’s computers to evade regulators.
Furthermore, federal authorities plan to seize an array of Mr. Peter’s property to help repay victims. Some of Mr. Peter’s property includes a horse farm, farm equipment, a Cadillac Escalade, a dozen firearms, assorted jewelry, artwork, and a cliffside vacation home in Costa Rica.
Additionally, Eccleston Law is investigating investment loss recovery options for investors. Investors should contact us at 312.332.0000 for an initial, no charge consultation.
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