American Airlines Passengers – Furious Over Wrongfully Charged Baggage Fees
You’ve probably heard the old English saying, “The heaviest baggage for a traveler is an empty purse.” While former American Airlines passengers may not have empty wallets, the frustration of
Oil and Gas Fraud Lawyer Blog
The Oil and Gas Fraud Lawyer Blog, published by Mark A. Alexander, P.C., focuses on legal issues related to investment fraud within the oil and gas sector and other commercial investment schemes. The blog covers topics such as Ponzi schemes, commodity pool fund fraud, real estate investment fraud, and strategies for recovering stolen investments. It discusses legal approaches to asset recovery, fraudulent transfer claims, third-party liability, and the importance of timely legal action in fraud cases. The blog also addresses the practical realities of commercial litigation involving business fraud, misrepresentation, and complex financial disputes, providing insights into protecting investors and pursuing recovery through litigation.
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Real Estate: Great Financial Investment or Dirty Deal?
Real estate investor, Louis Glickman shared, “The best investment on Earth is earth.” The long run-up in prices in the Lone Star state brought real estate investors from around the globe to follow Glickman’s advice from 2017 to 2019. Some…
Cryptocurrency—Good Investment or a Fish Tale that Stinks?
Cryptocurrency – A Good Financial Investment?
Meet the Barksdale’s—the All-American family with an international flair who try to strike it rich in their 40’s. U.S. citizen, sister Tina (JonAtina Barksdale), lived in Hong Kong, while brother John Barksdale called Thailand…
Real Estate—Investment Diversification or Ponzi Scheme?
Real Estate Investment Portfolios
Who didn’t want to diversify their investment portfolio and take advantage of the ongoing soaring values of real estate in 2019? Demand for assets other than stocks has been on the rise for several years. Oil…
$7 Million Texas Oil & Gas Ponzi Scheme-Emilio (Mike) Barrera
Never graduated high school. Pled no contest to a second-degree felony, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Never had a supervisory role. No significant oil and gas experience, other than sales. Sound like someone you’d find living paycheck to paycheck,…
Investment Fraud: $5.8 Million Stolen from Investment Account with Large Financial Investment Company
SEC v. German Nino
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-8
https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2022/comp-pr2022-8.pdf
Do you feel safe with the financial investments you execute through large brokerage houses or financial advisors? Well, maybe you are, but maybe you aren’t. Most of the time when we see an SEC…
Cryptocurrency – Good Opportunity or Investment Scam?
Retail investors lost $3.6 million from two cryptocurrency fraudulent schemes purportedly perpetrated by Ryan Ginster of California. From 2018 to 2021, Ginster sold unregistered securities offerings on two online platforms, www.MyMicroProfits.com and https://socialprofimatic.com. SEC Press Release.
Ginster’s…
Investment Fraud at Large Financial Institutions
Investment Fraud at Large Financial Institutions
How many times have you heard someone setting the goal to become a millionaire by the time they reach 30? Kenneth A. Walsh from River Edge, New Jersey succeeded. Now 31 years of age,…
Investment Fraud—When $1 Billion is really $300 Million
HeadSpin’s investors must have been dizzy when the company’s value was decreased from $1.1 billion to $300 million with just a few keystrokes. Recently, Manish Lachwani, HeadSpin’s CEO, was charged with investment fraud. He tricked investors out of $80 million…
Prestige Equity – Tips to Spot a Fraudulent Investment Scheme
Have you heard about the Dallas-based company selling limited partnership interests in an investment that returns 12%/annually, paid twice a year? The company claims to have 10,000 investors who have invested $250 million and earned $30 million interest. Sounds great.…