by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 20, 2023 | Scam of the day
Two days ago, federal prosecutors unsealed charges against Bryan Lee in regard to an investment scam where Lee and the previously indicted Neil Chandran operated companies that purported to be developing metaverse technologies and cryptocurrencies. They promised...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 20, 2023 | Scam of the day
Convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff who stole 50 billion dollars from unsuspecting victims may be the last person from whom you would accept investing advice, but in fact, his advice, as contained in a 2014 jailhouse interview Madoff gave to the Wall Street Journal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 4, 2022 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, Kim Kardashian settled charges brought against her by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreeing to pay a 1.26 million dollar fine for illegally touting a cryptocurrency called EMAX on her Instagram account which has 328 million followers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 9, 2022 | Scam of the day
Convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff who stole 50 billion dollars from unsuspecting victims may be the last person from whom you would accept investing advice, but in fact, his advice, as contained in a 2014 jailhouse interview Madoff gave to the Wall Street Journal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 20, 2022 | Scam of the day
Recently the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Kay Yang of Wisconsin alleging she defrauded Hmong-American investors out of 16.5 million dollars. The Hmong are an ethnic group native to China and Southeast Asia. According to the SEC, Yang, an investment...
