More recently, in 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a fraud lawsuit over the $1.8B GPB Ponzi scam . The scheme enriched GPB Capital Holdings executives, earned brokerage firms over $160M in commissions, and defrauded more than $17K ...

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For example, if you are a retail investor and your financial advisor recommended GPB Capital Holdings private placements — the alternative asset firm is now accused of operating a more than $1.8B Ponzi scam — these were solicited trades suggested ...