United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bravata et al

  1. March 06, 2014

    SEC Wins Suit Against BBC Equities For $50M Ponzi Scheme

    Ruling in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a Michigan federal judge on Thursday ordered the former leaders of BBC Equities to pay more than $8 million in disgorgement and fines for their role in running a $50 million real estate Ponzi scheme.

  2. July 15, 2013

    SEC Settlement In $50M Fraud Suit Fails To Pass Muster

    The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed deal with a former wealth management CEO who pled guilty to bilking real estate investors out of $50 million was rejected by a Michigan federal judge Thursday because the bargain didn't address all the claims against him.

  3. September 16, 2009

    SEC Fights To Keep Own Atty Off Stand In Bravata Suit

    Federal securities regulators are seeking to keep one of their own off the witness stand during an upcoming hearing in their fraud suit over an alleged $50 million Michigan Ponzi scheme.

  4. September 03, 2009

    Receiver Appointed In SEC's $50M Bravata Ponzi Suit

    A federal judge has appointed a receiver to take over real estate investment funds controlled by John J. Bravata and Richard J. Trabulsy, two Michigan residents who allegedly ran a $50 million Ponzi scheme, as part of a fraud suit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  5. July 28, 2009

    SEC Wins TRO, Asset Freeze In $50M Ponzi Case

    A federal judge has temporarily barred two Michigan residents accused of running a $50 million Ponzi scheme from using their own assets or those of their real estate investment funds, which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims defrauded hundreds of elderly investors.

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