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GPB Capital Holdings

Owner, CEO Of Manhattan Investment Fund Among Trio Indicted For $1.8B Ponzi-Like Scheme Owner, CEO Of Manhattan Investment Fund Among Trio Indicted For $1.8B Ponzi-Like Scheme
Owner, CEO Of Manhattan Investment Fund Among Trio Indicted For $1.8B Ponzi-Like Scheme A man who was the head of a Manhattan investment fund was arrested on Thursday and is facing securities fraud charges for his role in an alleged $1.8 billion Ponzi-like scheme that saw his company paying clients with their own money.  Long Island resident David Gentile, age 54, of Manhasset, the founder, owner, and CEO of GPB Capital Holdings, was charged with two others for scheming to defraud investors by misrepresenting the source of funds used to make monthly distribution payments to them, federal officials said. Specifically, the three were charged with securities and wire fraud, …
Private Equity Firm Director From Norwalk Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice Private Equity Firm Director From Norwalk Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice
Private Equity Firm Director From Norwalk Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice 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, of Norwalk, the Chief Compliance Officer of GPB Capital Holdings in Manhattan allegedly stole information from the SEC before he started working for FPB in October last year. Cohn was charged obstruction of justice, unauthorized computer access and unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and released on a $250,000 bond followi…