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Survey Note: Detailed Analysis of Murex Management’s Financial Fraud Case

Introduction and Background This survey note provides a comprehensive analysis of the recent guilty plea by Murex Management, Inc. (MMI), a Plano, Texas-based company, on June 10, 2025, for aiding and abetting financial fraud. The case, detailed in a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, involves a scheme that defrauded

The Rubicon Deception: How Trusted Advisor Scott Mason Stole $25 Million and What Every Investor Must Learn from the Betrayal

An exhaustive analysis of the Scott Mason and Rubicon Wealth Management fraud. Learn how he deceived clients for over a decade, the red flags that were missed, and the essential steps you must take to protect your investments from affinity fraud and adviser misconduct. The Anatomy of Betrayal He was the picture of trust. Scott

Greer Bookkeeper Jailed for $2.2M Wire Fraud: A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Detecting Embezzlement and Preventing Financial Ruin

In a case that serves as a chilling reminder for small business owners everywhere, Jennifer L. Bengston Cook, a 56-year-old part-time bookkeeper from Greer, South Carolina, was sentenced to three years in federal prison. For more than a decade, she was a trusted figure in a small business in the nearby town of Duncan. During

Former Las Vegas Health CEO David Ryan Linden Accused in Alleged $2 Million Federal Grant Embezzlement Scheme; Real Estate Investor Rich Kiran Saga Also Charged

Superseding Indictment Alleges Sophisticated Conspiracy to Defraud Federally Qualified Health Center Serving Las Vegas’ Indigent Population; Funds Allegedly Diverted to Commercial Real Estate Ventures. LAS VEGAS, NV – [Friday, May 30, 2025] – The former Chief Executive Officer of Silver State Health Services, LLC (SSHS), David Ryan Linden, 36, appeared in federal court today, facing

Edward Carlos St. Mary III Indicted in Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Wire Fraud Scheme Targeting International Diamond Market

NEW YORK, NY – October 26, 2023 – A significant federal indictment was unsealed today by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, charging prominent international businessman Edward Carlos St. Mary III with multiple counts of wire fraud. The charges, brought under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, allege a complex scheme that

The Extradition of Liridon Masurica and the Disruption of the BlackDB.cc Criminal Marketplace: A Case Study in International Cybercrime Enforcement

I. Executive Summary This report details the extradition of Liridon Masurica, allegedly known as “@blackdb,” from Kosovo to the United States to face federal charges related to his purported role as the lead administrator of BlackDB.cc, an online criminal marketplace. Masurica is accused of facilitating the sale of compromised data, leading to widespread fraud. His

GPB Capital Executives Jailed: Unraveling a $1.6 Billion Web of Lies and Investor Deception

Brooklyn, NY – The architects of a sprawling $1.6 billion fraud that victimized over 10,000 investors faced their day of reckoning as David Gentile, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GPB Capital, and Jeffry Schneider, the former CEO of Ascendant Capital, were sentenced to significant prison terms. United States District Judge Rachel