{"id":4840,"date":"2018-01-27T14:21:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T20:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=4833"},"modified":"2022-03-22T15:08:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T20:08:07","slug":"sec-cases-woodbridge-agrees-pay-legal-fees-investors-harmed-alleged-1-2b-ponzi-scam-hoplon-financial-group-accused-2-18m-securities-offering-scheme-ticketreserve-settles-inves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/sec-cases-woodbridge-agrees-pay-legal-fees-investors-harmed-alleged-1-2b-ponzi-scam-hoplon-financial-group-accused-2-18m-securities-offering-scheme-ticketreserve-settles-inves\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Cases: Woodbridge Agrees to Pay Legal Fees for Investors Harmed in Alleged $1.2B Ponzi Scam, Hoplon Financial Group is Accused of $2.18M Securities Offering Scheme, and Ticket Reserve Settles Investor Fraud Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<strong>Woodbridge to Appoint New Board to Run the Property Developer, Will Pay for Investor Fraud Lawyers<\/strong><br \/>\nWoodbridge Group of Companies and the US Securities and Exchange Commission have come to an agreement that a New Board of Managers will be appointed to oversee the bankrupt property developer. The company, which is accused of running a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockbroker-fraud.com\"> $1.2B Ponzi scam<\/a>, will pay for legal representation for its investors that continue to grapple with losses they may have sustained in the alleged fraud. Some 8,400 investors gave their money to Woodbridge.  <\/p>\n<p>Woodbridge owner Robert Shapiro is accused of owing over $961M to investors, many of them elderly investors, who purchased securities from the company while under the impression that they\u2019d be guaranteed up to 8% interest. Investors were told that their money would be lent out to companies in exchange for up to 15% interest when, in fact, contends the SEC, these developers were entities that Shapiro himself controlled. <\/p>\n<p>Shapiro, who is accused of taking at least $21M of investors\u2019 funds to pay for his lavish lifestyle, denies the SEC\u2019s allegations. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/sec-cases-woodbridge-agrees-pay-legal-fees-investors-harmed-alleged-1-2b-ponzi-scam-hoplon-financial-group-accused-2-18m-securities-offering-scheme-ticketreserve-settles-inves\/#more-4840\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woodbridge to Appoint New Board to Run the Property Developer, Will Pay for Investor Fraud Lawyers Woodbridge Group of Companies and the US Securities and Exchange Commission have come to an agreement that a New Board of Managers will be appointed to oversee the bankrupt property developer. 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