Small-business | Fox Business | July 18, 2020 "Last November, a federal judge ordered an asset freeze against a California company that the Federal Trade Commission accused of pretending to be working with the Education Department and promising student-loan debt relief that never materialized. Six months later,...
Ponzi scheme | Raw Story | Matthew Chapman | July 18, 2020 "On Saturday, The Wall Street Journal reported that one of the businesses that received stimulus through the embattled Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was a private equity firm in New York accused of running a...
GPB Capital | WealthManagement.com | Patrick Donachie | July 9, 2020 "GPB Capital, a New York-based private placement shop currently under investigation by the FBI and securities regulators, received as much as $7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for COVID-19 relief, according to data...
GPB Capital | Think Advisor | Jeff Berman | July 8, 2020 "Law firm Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane & Conway slammed GPB Capital on Wednesday after the Small Business Administration disclosed GPB and its affiliated companies received $3 million to $7 million in Paycheck Protection Program...
PPP Loans | Financial Advisor | Christopher Robbins | July 8, 2020 "A private investment firm accused of operating a Ponzi-like scheme is slated to receive up to $7 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, according to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration...
“Outrageous Abuse of System” for $1.8 Billion Scheme Under Investigation by SEC & Subject of MA Legal Action to Benefit From COVID-19 Relief NEW YORK CITY//July 8, 2020//The discovery that the controversial GPB Capital Ponzi scheme is getting up to $7 million in Paycheck Protection...
Prime Automotive | The Portland Press Herald | Edward D. Murphy | June 30, 2020 "A Texas law firm said Tuesday that investors have lost $1.8 billion by putting their money into a company that owns dozens of auto dealerships around the country, including nine in Maine. The allegations...
Class action lawsuit | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Mitch Mitchell | June 30, 2020 "Lawyers are cautioning victims of an investment scheme that allegedly bilked more than 2,000 people out of $1.8 billion to take action. Anyone who invested with GPB Capital poured money into a Ponzi scheme, said...
GPB | WealthManagement.com | Diana Britton | June 30, 2020 "A flurry of claims were filed this week against brokerages and advisors who invested client money in GPB Capital, a New York-based private placement shop currently under investigation by the FBI and securities regulators. One law firm, Peiffer...
“Week of Reckoning” Arrives For Swindle With 2,000 Victims & Nearly $1.8 Billion in Losses; Strong Texas Connection and Lure of String of Auto Dealerships Key to Scheme. AUSTIN, TX & NEW YORK CITY//June 30, 2020//The wheels are coming off the GPB Capital Ponzi scheme and...