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\t\t\t\tBruce Wilkerson, the former tackle of the Green Bay Packer, has been awarded $2 million against Resource Horizons Group. The ex-NFL player lost $650,000 in an alleged Ponzi scam <\/a>run by Robert Gist, an alleged rogue broker at the Georgia-based financial firm. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Wilkerson the former pro football player is unlike to get his money back, which was a substantial chunk of his net worth. The now defunct broker-dealer closed shop in November after it was slapped with more $4 million in judgments in two arbitration awards that it could not afford to pay. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has suspended the firm for not complying with the award, as well as canceled its license.<\/p>\n

The arbitration awards are also linked to Gist, who in 2013 consented to pay $5.4 million to resolve Securities and Exchange Commission charges accusing him of running the Ponzi scam and converting the money for personal use over a 10-year period. At least 32 customers were allegedly bilked.<\/p>\n

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Bruce Wilkerson, the former tackle of the Green Bay Packer, has been awarded $2 million against Resource Horizons Group. The ex-NFL player lost $650,000 in an alleged Ponzi scam run by Robert Gist, an alleged rogue broker at the Georgia-based financial firm. 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