Ponzi scheme | New York Law Journal | Jane Wester | October 24, 2019 In a document that was unsealed and later resealed by the court this week, Assistant U.S. Attorney Artie McConnell wrote that GPB seemed to be operating "like a 'Ponzi scheme.'" A former Securities and...
SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission | Think Advisor | Melanie Waddell | October 25, 2019 Before leaving the SEC, Michael Cohn improperly accessed information about an investigation into GPB Capital, the DOJ says. Former Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement staffer Michael Cohn has been indicted for stealing confidential...
Street Insider | October 24, 2019 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Charges filed Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice against Michael Cohn (Cohn), a former GPB Capital Holdings (GPB) executive, are “just the first shoe to drop” and soon will be followed by even starker disclosures, according...
Norwalk Daily Voice | Zak Failla | October 25,2019 A former Securities and Exchange Commission investigator from Fairfield County is facing an obstruction of justice charge for alleged unauthorized computer access and disclosure of confidential information to a firm where he sought a job. Michael Cohn, 59,...
The Press Herald | J. Craig Anderson | October 25,2019 The Saco-based auto dealership chain's lead investor, New York private equity firm GPB Capital Holdings, is under investigation for running an alleged Ponzi scheme. A top official at Saco-based Prime Automotive Group’s majority owner GPB Capital Holdings...
NEW YORK CITY – October 24, 2019 – Charges filed Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice against Michael Cohn (Cohn), a former GPB Capital Holdings (GPB) executive, are “just the first shoe to drop” and soon will be followed by even starker disclosures, according...
GPB | CNBC | Ganesh Setty | October 23, 2019 Michael Cohn accused of stealing information about company he went on to join Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former Securities and Exchange Commission investigator with obstruction of justice, unauthorized computer access and disclosure of confidential information...
GPB Capital | Financial Times | Kadhim Shubber | October 23, 2019 Michael Cohn, the former SEC employee, was accused of stealing information about the company he went on to join. A former employee of the Securities and Exchange Commission was charged on Wednesday for allegedly leaking...
GPB | The Wall Street Journal | Dylan Tokar | October 23, 2019 GPB Capital Holdings’ chief compliance officer accessed information about an SEC investigation into the firm before departing the agency A former securities examiner was charged with accessing information about an investigation into a New...
GPB Capital | Investment Executive | James Langton | October 24, 2019 Other charges are unauthorized computer access and unauthorized disclosure of confidential information A former securities regulator is facing charges for allegedly accessing information about an investigation into a private equity firm that he sought to...