What You Need to Know
- The unregistered advisor was convicted of two counts of securities fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of structuring.
- He faces a maximum of 65 years in prison when sentenced on Sept. 9.
- The SEC also filed a complaint against him over the same Ponzi scheme.
The operator of a New York “investment club” called Amongst Friends was convicted Thursday in Manhattan federal court of securities fraud, wire fraud and structuring charges for running multimillion-dollar Ponzi and embezzlement schemes, according to Audrey Strauss, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
After a trial before…
