Securities and Exchange Commission v. Levin et al

  1. July 24, 2015

    SEC Gets Win Against Ponzi Feeder Co-Defendant

    A Florida federal judge ordered investment manager Frank Preve to shell out nearly $900,000 Thursday for funneling investor money into Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, a day after the court ordered his partner to pay out $41 million.

  2. July 22, 2015

    To SEC's Chagrin, Ponzi Feeder Ordered to Pay $41M Penalty

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday ordered convicted investment fund manager George Levin to pay more than $41 million in disgorgement and civil penalties for funneling investor money into Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, a fraction of the judgment the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had asked for.

  3. May 27, 2015

    SEC Says $180M Penalty For Ponzi Feeder More Than Fair

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday refuted convicted investment fund manager George Levin's arguments for a reduction from its requested $180 million judgment against him, saying it is not even seeking the full disgorgement it is entitled to pursue.

  4. May 11, 2015

    Rothstein Feeder Fund Manager Says $180M Penalty Too Big

    An investment fund manager accused of funneling investor money into Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme asked a Florida federal judge on Friday to impose a civil penalty worth just a fraction of the "astronomically large" $180 million judgment sought by authorities.

  5. April 20, 2015

    SEC Seeks $180M From Rothstein Feeder Fund Owner

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked for more than $180 million in disgorgement and civil penalties from investment manager George Levin, who was found liable earlier this month for helping funnel investor money into Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

  6. April 16, 2015

    SEC Seeks $1M From Ponzi Scheme Feeder Fund Manager

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked a Florida federal judge Wednesday to order former investment manager Frank Preve to pay $1 million for his role in running the largest feeder funds for Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

  7. April 01, 2015

    SEC Wins Fla. Trial Against Rothstein Fund Manager

    A Florida federal jury on Wednesday found investment manager George Levin liable on every count brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for his involvement funneling investor money into Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

  8. March 31, 2015

    Fund Manager Insists He Tried To Help Rothstein Victims

    Counsel for investment manager George Levin went for short and sweet in his defense Tuesday, focusing exclusively on how Levin helped his clients after they lost money in Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, but the Securities and Exchange Commission said it was not much.

  9. March 30, 2015

    SEC Atty Digs Into Investment Manager In Rothstein Case

    A Securities and Exchange Commission attorney on Monday peppered investment manager George Levin with questions about information he provided investors on a fund at the heart of Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, with Levin countering that the attorney's statements lacked context and the judge telling both sides to keep things civil.

  10. March 24, 2015

    Investment Manager Says Rothstein Kept Him In Dark

    Investment manager George Levin told a Florida federal jury Tuesday he never realized that Scott Rothstein was running a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme and that he would not have invested millions of his own money or personally guaranteed investors' deposits had he known.

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