DoJ, SEC Charge Utah Ponzi Schemer, Who Blames Obama. Thanks, Obama

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An alleged Utah Ponzi schemer, charged by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission with fraud associated with investments in “top secret” Iraqi currency and oil contracts, has agreed to pay $1.7 million in criminal restitution and serve 36 months in prison. When confronted by investors regarding their James Bond-like investment scheme, the fraudsters blamed President Obama for investment losses.

DoJ, SEC Charge Utah Ponzi Schemer, Who Blames Obama. Thanks, Obama

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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