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Swindler pays for faking death

The London Free Press – A hedge-fund swindler who faked his own death in an effort to skip out on a 20-year prison term was sentenced yesterday to two extra years. Federal Judge Kenneth Karas said Samuel Israel III was […]

Hennessee Group and co-founder settle with SEC over due diligence on Bayou hedge funds

Los Angeles Times – When a well-known investment advisor gave the Securities and Exchange Commission some unsolicited advice this week about protecting investors in hedge funds, he had already been talking to the agency about his own behavior. About half […]

Bayou Hedge Fund Exec Sentenced

North Country Gazette – The brother of the former chief financial officer of the bankrupt hedge fund firm Bayou Group LLC has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison of his role in concealing a $400 million fraud.   […]