Following a Bench Trial, Federal Court in Florida Orders Defendants William and Gregory Center to Pay Millions in Restitution and Civil Monetary Penalties for Operating a $28.4 Million Ponzi Scheme Ponzi scheme

CFTC release 6593-13 · 2013-05-24 · view on cftc.gov ↗

Key facts

Release number: 6593-13
Release date: 2013-05-24
Type: Ponzi scheme
Primary source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6593-13

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