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By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Regions, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on Santa Barbara man sentenced for Ponzi scheme
A Santa Barbara man was sentenced Oct. 11 to 11 years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution to victims in a $14 million Ponzi scheme. Darrell Arnold Aviss, 64, was sentenced in federal court in Los Angeles. He had pleaded guilty in June to 21 felonies, including wire fraud, tax evasion, failure to Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 14th, 2012 / Columns, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Hollister & Brace recovers millions from Ponzi schemes
Hollister & Brace has quietly become one of the top firms at recovering hundreds of millions of dollars for investors Ponzi schemes arising from so-called 1031 Exchanges.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, November 4th, 2011 / Columns, Opinion / 1 Comment
Ponzi schemes, insider trading and mortgage fraud have sunk white collar crimes into their lowest nadir since the junk bond era.
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, November 24th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Barbara man pleads guilty to Ponzi scheme charges
A Santa Barbara man pleaded guilty Nov. 23 to fraud charges that could land him in federal prison for up to 33 years.