December 05, 2025
The Seventh Circuit on Thursday rejected a real estate banking business's argument it should have been prioritized over other investors for proceeds from the liquidation of assets related to an alleged $135 million Ponzi scheme, and affirmed a lower court's finding it would have learned of those other investors' interests on two Chicago properties with a more diligent inquiry.
September 04, 2025
Seventh Circuit judges seemed skeptical Thursday of a real estate banking firm's argument it should have been prioritized over other investors with respect to proceeds from the liquidation of assets related to an alleged $135 million Ponzi scheme, pointing to evidence the firm noticed red flags but dropped the ball in investigating.