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PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) Investors Beware!

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The Stamford Group

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Reinsurance provided by Provident Capital Indemnity, Ltd.

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) SEC Fraud Litigation

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Scott M. Ross and Elucido Fund (02/03/09)

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Edward T. Stein and DISP (04/01/09)

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) Analysis of Life Partners Holding Inc. by investment experts concludes, "This Life Partner May Not Be Good for You."

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) Joel Steinger (MBC) placed his river front estate on the market for $9 million. Currently, he is at home with an ankle bracelet and curfew. Details and pictures in Bob Norman's column, "The Spoils of Ponzi."

 PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) Four indicted in $1 billion MBC Fraud--at last! (01/05/09)

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    Mutual Benefits Corp.'s lawyers, Michael McNerney and Anthony Livoti Jr., and executives Joel Steinger and Steven Steiner were charged in 25-count indictment. They could face 20 years in federal prison.

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) ABC Viaticals (formerly Accelerated Benefits Corp.)

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Jesse LaMonda and Keith LaMonda SENTENCED!

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Details of United States v. LaMonda

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes)TV personality Larry King's lawsuit alleges he was defrauded in life settlement transactions; lawsuit accuses insurance agent in regard to sale of King's life insurance to Coventry First. (10/22/07)
 

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes)Florida lets Coventry off the hook--and fills it coffers .

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes)New York Life rescinds $3,570,000 policy issued to 82 year old.

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NY Life accused the insured, his son, and Coventry Capital (parent of Coventry First) with applying for the policy for the purpose of selling to investors. (02/07)

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes)Amerifirst, Capital 1st Advisors, and other related companies charged with investment fraud by the Florida; SEC also after them. (07/07)

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes)SEC files lawsuit and shuts down Lydia Capital, charges the hedge fund defrauded thousands of Taiwanese investors. ALL policies insured seniors; ALL are contestable. Details to be added. (Complaint filed 04/07)

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes)NAIC model viatical law: 5 year moratorium on sale of policies by people who acquire them for the purpose of selling to investors. (06/04/07)

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes)Neither Future First Financial Group nor Mutual Benefits Corp., sometimes described as Ponzi scams, were Ponzi scams. They did have life insurance policies. Both companies engaged in many types of fraud but they bought and sold real policies.

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Mutual Benefits Corp. was NOT a Ponzi scam, according to the Receiver. (05/07)

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Accountants who provided the annual audits of MBC and ignored the many "red flags," thereby assisting MBC with obtaining and retaining licenses, decided to settle the lawsuit filed by the receiver. They will pay $3.5 million.

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) Premium finance company sued by family of elderly man who used  their services to purchase life insurance. Details to be added.

 PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) Life Settlements: New studies of mortality of older age insureds (What can kill you at age 40 may preserve you at age 80!)

PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) Sample pages from the new "Viatical & Life Settlements: An Investor's Guide."

 PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) This site is viewed by people the World Over -- between 150,000 and 215,000 each month. Visitors represent many countries.

 PE02086A.gif (2749 bytes) Fraud Victim Test - an interactive test from the North American  Securities Administrators Association (N.A.S.A.A.)

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