{"id":6641,"date":"2018-10-29T14:50:58","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T19:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/?p=6641"},"modified":"2018-10-29T14:50:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T19:50:58","slug":"investor-fraud-boston-hedge-fund-manager-pleads-guilty-in-ponzi-scam-case-ex-state-street-executive-is-sentenced-to-18-months-and-willow-creek-fund-manger-must-forfeit-13m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/investor-fraud-boston-hedge-fund-manager-pleads-guilty-in-ponzi-scam-case-ex-state-street-executive-is-sentenced-to-18-months-and-willow-creek-fund-manger-must-forfeit-13m\/","title":{"rendered":"Investor Fraud: Boston Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Scam Case, Ex-State Street Executive is Sentenced to 18 Months, and Willow Creek Fund Manger Must Forfeit $13M"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<h2><strong>Man Who Ran RMA Strategic Opportunity Fund Ponzi Scam Pleads Guilty<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Raymond K. Montoya, a Boston hedge fund manager, has pleaded guilty to operating a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scam involving the RMA Strategic Opportunity Fund, LLC. Montoya pleaded guilty to multiple counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, and conducting an unlawful monetary transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Montoya was charged and arrested last year. His victims included relatives, friends, and people he knew. They invested millions of dollar, including their savings and retirement funds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/investor-fraud-boston-hedge-fund-manager-pleads-guilty-in-ponzi-scam-case-ex-state-street-executive-is-sentenced-to-18-months-and-willow-creek-fund-manger-must-forfeit-13m\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Investor Fraud: Boston Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Scam Case, Ex-State Street Executive is Sentenced to 18 Months, and Willow Creek Fund Manger Must Forfeit $13M\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man Who Ran RMA Strategic Opportunity Fund Ponzi Scam Pleads Guilty Raymond K. Montoya, a Boston hedge fund manager, has pleaded guilty to operating a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scam involving the RMA Strategic Opportunity Fund, LLC. Montoya pleaded guilty to multiple counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, and conducting an unlawful monetary transaction. 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