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Prominent Georgia Republican Brant Frost IV apologizes for $140M Ponzi scheme as judge freezes assets
A prominent Georgia Republican accused of running a $140 million Ponzi scheme publicly apologized on Friday as a federal ...
S.E.C. Accuses Prominent Georgia Republican of Running Ponzi Scheme
Edwin Brant Frost IV, a well-known Republican, is accused of defrauding 300 investors of $140 million, and using some funds ...
Federal officials say Georgia Republican was running a $140 million Ponzi scheme
Federal officials are accusing Georgia Republican Brant Frost IV of running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of ...
Banker accused in $140 million Ponzi scheme bought a Patek Philippe watch, lavish trips, and racked up millions on his credit cards, SEC says
A politically connected Georgia financier has been accused of running a multi-million Ponzi scheme that was helped along ...
Georgia man accused by SEC of perpetrating Ponzi scheme says he takes 'full responsibility' for his actions
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accuses Georgia man Edwin Brant Frost IV and his First Liberty Building & Loan, LLC, of a Ponzi scheme.
Man accused of running Ponzi scheme targeting right-wing organizations taking ‘full responsibility’
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged First Liberty Building and Loan with violating federal anti-fraud laws.
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A(nother) Major Blow to Conservative Media
FOR TALK-RADIO HOST HUGH HEWITT, Georgia financier and state Republican power broker Brant Frost IV was like a cinematic hero ...
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Georgia’s First Liberty Building & Loan hit with lawsuits after collapse
Legal troubles are swirling around First Liberty Building & Loan and related firms since the company ceased all business operations in late June.
Investors worry they will never see money again after company abruptly closes its doors
The founders of First Liberty solicited investors on right-wing media and in faith-based communities, calling it part of the ...
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SEC accuses Georgia lender First Liberty of $140M Ponzi scheme
Federal regulators filed a complaint Thursday seeking the seizure of Georgia lender First Liberty Building & Loan, accusing its founder of operating a Ponzi scheme.
SEC accuses Georgia Republican of operating $140 million Ponzi scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission accused a Georgia Republican of running an elaborate Ponzi scheme in a civil lawsuit filed Thursday that scammed 300 investors out of $140 million. Edwin Brant ...
Banker accused in $140 million Ponzi scheme bought a Patek Philippe watch, jaunts to Kennebunkport, and put millions on his credit cards, SEC says
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Edwin Brant Frost IV and his private lending company First Liberty Building & Loan with allegedly presiding over a sophisticated $140 million Ponzi ...