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Brand-New Forbes Rankings Reveal Richest NY Residents Brand-New Forbes Rankings Reveal Richest NY Residents
Brand-New Forbes Rankings Reveal Richest NY Residents The richest people in America are revealed in a new Forbes 400 ranking, which includes over a dozen New Yorkers. To come up with its 41st annual list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, the outlet consulted with a variety of sources, including financial advisors, Securities and Exchange Commission documents, court filings, attorneys, and news articles. Researchers looked at assets held, including public and private companies, as well as personal property like car collections, yachts, planes, and jewelry. Debts and charitable giving were also factored in, Forbes said. The top 20 people on th…
Bed Bath & Beyond Exec Faced $1.2B Insider Trading Lawsuit When He Jumped To His Death: Report Bed Bath & Beyond Exec Faced $1.2B Insider Trading Lawsuit When He Jumped To His Death: Report
Bed Bath & Beyond Exec Faced $1.2B Insider Trading Lawsuit When He Jumped To His Death: Report An executive at Bed Bath & Beyond who jumped 18 stories to his death at the so-called "Jenga" tower in New York City where he lived on Friday, Sept. 2 was facing a $1.2 billion insider trading lawsuit, according to a new report. Gustavo Arnal, age 52, was the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer. Arnal was among several defendants named in a complaint alleging a "pump-and-dump" stock fraud scheme, the Daily Mail first reported. Bed Bath & Beyond, the lead defendant, allegedly made a “materially false and misleading statement” in a Securities and Exchange …
Trio Accused Of Insider Trader After NY Company's Stock Surged Following Rebranding Trio Accused Of Insider Trader After NY Company's Stock Surged Following Rebranding
Trio Accused Of Insider Trader After NY Company's Stock Surged Following Rebranding The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged three people with insider trading on allegations they bought shares of a New York company before its announcement it would "pivot" to a surprise name change and new business model. Eric Watson, an undisclosed control person of Long Island-based Long Blockchain, drove the business change during the 2017 crypto craze and tipped off his friend and broker, Oliver Barret-Lindsay, according to the SEC's complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday, July 9. Long Blockchain, based in…
Area Man Charged With Running Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi, Embezzlement Schemes Area Man Charged With Running Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi, Embezzlement Schemes
Area Man Charged With Running Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi, Embezzlement Schemes The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against a Hudson Valley investment adviser who allegedly operated a multimillion-dollar investment club that was actually a Ponzi scheme targeting the Haitian community. Nanuet resident Ruless Pierre, 50, was charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and structuring charges by the SEC in an indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court this week after he was involved in a pair of fraud schemes. The SEC's complaint alleges that Pierre ran an investment club called the Amongst Friends Investment Group in Nanuet that operated as a frau…
Adviser, CEO From Litchfield Charged With Misleading Retail Investors Adviser, CEO From Litchfield Charged With Misleading Retail Investors
Adviser, CEO From Litchfield Charged With Misleading Retail Investors The federal Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Connecticut investment advisory firm and its chief executive officer with putting $19 million of investor money, including elderly investors' retirement savings and pension plans, in risky investments and secretly pocketing hefty commissions from those investments. The SEC's complaint alleges that Temenos Advisory, Inc. and George L. Taylor steered advisory clients and other investors, including senior citizens and individuals approaching retirement, into four risky, illiquid private offerings.  While Temenos and Taylor charged adviso…
Two From Area Among Four Charged With 'Cooking Books' For Hedge Fund Two From Area Among Four Charged With 'Cooking Books' For Hedge Fund
Two From Area Among Four Charged With 'Cooking Books' For Hedge Fund A pair of Westchester residents were among those charged in federal court to their roles in an alleged securities scam that saw them overstate their investment firm’s worth by hundreds of millions of dollars to bilk investors. U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss announced on Wednesday that White Plains resident Ashish Dole, 34, and Armonk resident Amin Majidi, 52, have been involved in an elaborate scheme that saw them mismark funds they managed by more than $200 million. According to Strauss, Majidi, Dole and New York City residents Jeremy Shor and Frank Dinucci, Jr. from 2014 through 2016, they …