by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 4, 2021 | Scam of the day
In 2019, I told you about criminal charges filed against investment adviser William Neil “Doc” Gallagher who operated a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme in which he victimized mostly elderly clients since 2014. Gallagher solicited his clients through...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 20, 2020 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for March 21st, I told you about criminal charges filed against investment adviser William Neil “Doc” Gallagher who operated a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme in which he victimized mostly elderly clients since 2014. Gallagher...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 2, 2020 | Scam of the day
Had he not died in 1949, today would have been Charles Ponzi’s 138th birthday. Scam artists around the world should probably honor the man who perfected the scheme that bears his name that has been used by many scammers to steal billions of dollars from...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 26, 2019 | Scam of the day
Recently the Department of Justice obtained a grand jury indictment against Hal H. Brown Jr. on charges related to his alleged operation of a Ponzi scheme. Although, Charles Ponzi was not the first to use the technique of paying off early investors with the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 4, 2019 | Scam of the day
Last November I first told you about scammer investment adviser Dawn Bennett who also hosted a syndicated talk radio show called “Financial Myth Busting.” She had been convicted of seventeen counts of fraud related to investment scams she operated that...
