Tag Archives: reversals
Judge Says No More Lawsuits Against Petters
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Former hedge fund manager turned ponzi-schemer Tom Petters is being sued by so many parties that the Minneapolis federal judge actually had to call a “timeout” yesterday. Judge Ann Montgomery called the cease-fire after court-appointed receiver […]
Petters Files for Bankruptcy, Hedge Fund Seeks Answers
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Petters Group Worldwide has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after feds launched a probe into an alleged $3 billion scam that was said to be orchestrated by the founder. The subsidiary company under investigation is […]
Hedge Fund Suicide
West Palm Beach (Hedge Co.Net)- Kirk Sean Wright, CEO of hedge fund International Management Associates of Atlanta hanged himself in a Union City jail cell Saturday night. Wright was convicted by a federal jury on 47 counts of mail fraud, […]
False Asset Statments Lead to Conviction
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Kirk Wright’s Atlanta-based hedge fund company, International Management Associates, was found to be fraudlent leading to the conviction of the manager, Wright, as the Department of Justice unsealed a March 10 criminal complaint against him. "The […]
