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April 12, 2019
'Hamilton' Ponzi Schemer Agrees To Disgorge $106M To SEC
A man who pled guilty to running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme involving the supposed scalping of tickets to the Broadway musical "Hamilton" has agreed to disgorge more than $106 million in a parallel regulatory enforcement action.
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November 09, 2018
'Hamilton' Ponzi Schemer's Wife Must Pay $4M In SEC Suit
A New York federal judge has ordered a woman to pay about $4 million in disgorgement and interest for her husband's multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme involving the hit "Hamilton" musical, though all but roughly $840,000 of the penalty has been satisfied by payments in a related criminal case.
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April 26, 2017
NY Judge Pauses SEC's 'Hamilton' Ponzi Case
A New York federal judge on Wednesday issued a stay order pausing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's civil suit against two men accused of running a $97 million Ponzi scheme involving ticket resales to the Broadway smash "Hamilton," agreeing the men won't have to answer the allegations.
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April 24, 2017
'Hamilton' Ponzi Case Target Fights Requirement To File Reply
The battle continued Friday over how a New York federal court should stay a civil suit against two men accused of duping investors with a $97 million Ponzi scheme involving ticket resales to the Broadway smash "Hamilton," as one of the men argued that he shouldn't have to answer the allegations as a criminal case proceeds.
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April 20, 2017
SEC Says 'Hamilton' Ponzi Schemer's Stay Bid Overreaches
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked a New York federal court on Thursday not to pause parts of its suit over an alleged $97 million Ponzi scheme involving ticket resales to the smash Broadway musical "Hamilton," saying investors' interests should not be overrun by an alleged fraudster's Fifth Amendment concerns.
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March 07, 2017
SEC Bolsters Suit Over 'Hamilton' Ticket Ponzi Scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday expanded its suit over an alleged Ponzi scheme that duped investors out of $97 million with promises of profits from ticket resales to the smash Broadway musical "Hamilton," saying the scam also included tickets to Metallica concerts and the upcoming "Harry Potter" Broadway play.
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February 01, 2017
Assets Frozen In Suit Over 'Hamilton' Ticket Ponzi Scheme
A New York federal court has frozen the assets of two Manhattan men who allegedly masterminded a Ponzi scheme that duped investors out of $81 million with promises of profits from ticket resales to the smash Broadway musical "Hamilton."
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January 27, 2017
Feds Crack Down On 'Hamilton' Ticket Resale Ponzi Scheme
Federal prosecutors on Friday unveiled criminal charges against a pair of men they said helped run a Ponzi scheme through a hedge fund, while the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed parallel charges alleging one of the men raised $81 million by claiming investors could profit from reselling tickets to the Broadway hit "Hamilton."