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SEC seeks to shut down $450m Ponzi scheme

BY JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024 12:54PM

The US regulator has filed charges over a $453 million Ponzi scheme that saw more than 2000 investors' retirement savings spent on luxury yachts, private jets and more.

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