SEC Fraud Alert: How a Fake Form ADV Fooled Investors in 2026
18 million default judgment against AI Financial Education Foundation Ltd. for filing false Form ADV disclosures claiming $10 million in AUM, a Denver office, and a private fund that did not exist. Th
CrowdStreet 2026: What Happened After the $63M Fraud and Is It Safe Now?
8 million of investor capital in the 2023 Nightingale fraud. CEO Elchonon Schwartz was sentenced to 87 months in prison in May 2025 with $45.8 million in restitution ordered. Only 13% of stolen funds
SEC Chair Says Fraud Is Under Investigation in Private Credit: What Every LP Must Understand
SEC Investigates Private Credit Fraud: What Atkins Said SEC Chair Says Fraud Is Under Investigation in Private Credit: What Every LP Must Understand TL;DR SEC Chairman Paul Atkins confirmed at the May
The $400 Million ATM Ponzi: How Daryl Heller Fooled 2,700 Investors and the Red Flags They Missed
By Jeff Barnes, MBA | Regulatory Compliance Here is the short version: the SEC charged Daryl F. Heller and his Pennsylvania companies with running a $770 million Ponzi scheme that destroyed $402 milli