December 04, 2017
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday told a New York federal judge that it has settled with a supposed hedge fund manager and his associate after the fund manager was sentenced to 2½ years in prison after pleading guilty to a fraud conspiracy charge.
March 21, 2017
A hedge fund founder accused of spending investor money on his rent and car payments told a New York federal court Monday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's securities fraud allegations are deficient, saying a disclaimer in newsletters sent to prospective investors renders his statements immaterial.
December 01, 2016
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara urged a New York federal court Wednesday to freeze discovery in the civil case against a hedge fund founder alleged to have spent part of one investor's $2 million stake on his rent and car payments, saying the related criminal trial should proceed first.
August 11, 2016
Matrix Capital Markets LLC principal Nicholas Mitsakos lied on marketing materials for his hedge fund to lure investors, then spent part of one buyer's $2 million stake on his personal expenses and managing the fund, federal prosecutors in New York said Thursday.