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Maximum Prison Sentence Given to Perpetrator of $1.3B Ponzi Scheme

Posted on October 17th, 2019 at 5:23 PM
Maximum Prison Sentence Given to Perpetrator of $1.3B Ponzi Scheme

Robert H. Shapiro, former CEO of Woodbridge Group, will serve 25 years in prison for perpetrating a $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme, causing the loss of roughly $470 million for over 8,000 investors.

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Robert Shapiro, Ex-Woodbridge Group CEO Pleads Guilty in $1.3 Billion Fraud

Posted on August 26th, 2019 at 1:46 PM
Robert Shapiro, Ex-Woodbridge Group CEO Pleads Guilty in $1.3 Billion Fraud

Robert Shapiro, the former CEO of Woodbridge Group of Companies, has pled guilty to criminal charges as a result of running a $1.3 billion investment fraud that caused more than 7,000 investors to lose money.

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Sales in Unregistered Securities Are Soaring but It Comes at a Cost - Part 1

Posted on May 2nd, 2019 at 4:40 PM
Sales in Unregistered Securities Are Soaring but It Comes at a Cost - Part 1

This is the first in a series which highlights an InvestmentNews article concerning the recent uptick in the sale of unregistered securities and how those transactions have resulted in the proliferation of fraudulent schemes.

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FINRA Disciplined Four Financial Advisors Stemming from Fallout of the Woodbridge Ponzi-Scheme

Posted on April 26th, 2019 at 4:58 PM
FINRA Disciplined Four Financial Advisors Stemming from Fallout of the Woodbridge Ponzi-Scheme

This month, federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges in the Central District of California against former Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC owner, Robert H. Shapiro and two ex-directors, Dane R. Roseman and Ivan Acevedo for their roles in orchestrating a $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme involving a complex web of allegedly phony real estate investments and unregistered Florida-based funds.

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Owner of Woodbridge Group and Two Ex-Directors Charged for $1.2 Billion Ponzi-Scheme

Posted on April 23rd, 2019 at 2:24 PM
Owner of Woodbridge Group and Two Ex-Directors Charged for $1.2 Billion Ponzi-Scheme

Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges in the Central District of California against former Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC owner, Robert H. Shapiro and two ex-directors, Dane R. Roseman and Ivan Acevedo for their roles in orchestrating a $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme involving a complex web of allegedly phony real estate investments and unregistered Florida-based funds.

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