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\t\t\t\tJames C. Tao, an ex-financial adviser, has settled civil charges accusing him of bilking investors in a private equity fund. It was the US Securities and Exchange Commission that brought the Texas investment fraud charges <\/a>against him. <\/p>\n

Among the allegations was that Tao misappropriated investor money and made material misstatements in offering documents for the Presidio Venture Capital fund. Donna Boyd, Tao\u2019s ex-partner, also settled SEC charges in this case.<\/p>\n

The regulator\u2019s complaint contends that the two of them set up the fund four years ago to invest in Houston-based technology startups. They raised about $860K.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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