In Re: Telexfree Securities Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:14-md-02566

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Nathaniel M. Gorton

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  1. November 20, 2024

    Wells Fargo Must Turn Over E-Docs In TelexFree Litigation

    A Massachusetts magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered Wells Fargo Advisors LLC to hand over electronic files maintained by a compliance manager who investigated potential misconduct by an employee handling accounts of TelexFree associates under investigation in a $3 billion Ponzi scheme.

  2. September 27, 2024

    TelexFree Victims Say Payment Processor Lost Key Emails

    Victims of the multibillion-dollar TelexFree Ponzi scheme said a payment processor's loss of critical emails and other files related to the ploy amounts to a "blatant coverup" to hide evidence that would have otherwise bolstered their case against the company.

  3. August 12, 2024

    TelexFree Victims To Depose Alleged Scammer's Estranged Wife

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday denied a request from the estranged wife of alleged TelexFree Ponzi schemer Carlos Wanzeler to escape a civil lawsuit filed by victims of the alleged $3 billion ploy and ordered her to sit for a Sept. 17 deposition and hand over documents requested by victims of the scheme.

  4. April 18, 2024

    Wife Of Alleged $3B TelexFree Scammer 'Hounded' In MDL

    The estranged wife of alleged TelexFree Ponzi schemer Carlos Wanzeler said Thursday that plaintiffs in a decade-old civil suit are needlessly "hounding" her for information they already have and urged a Massachusetts federal court to free her from the "litigation purgatory." 

  5. October 18, 2023

    TelexFree Victims Want BofA Back In Case Over $3B Ponzi

    Bank of America was dismissed unfairly from litigation over its alleged involvement in the $3 billion TelexFree Ponzi scheme, victims of the scheme told a Boston federal judge Wednesday.

  6. October 03, 2023

    TelexFree Victims Win Initial OK Of $95M TD Bank Deal

    A Massachusetts federal judge has given the first green light to a $95 million settlement between TD Bank and the victims of the $3 billion TelexFree Ponzi scheme after the consumers told the court that the deal was more than twice the $47 million worth of TelexFree-related deposits processed by TD Bank throughout the alleged scheme.

  7. September 15, 2023

    TelexFree Victims Gave 'Incomplete' Docs, Wells Fargo Says

    Wells Fargo Bank NA has accused victims of the $3 billion TelexFree Ponzi scheme of failing to properly respond to the bank's discovery requests in expansive multidistrict litigation over the roles financial institutions played in the scheme, asking a Massachusetts federal judge to require a tidy handover of the requested documents.

  8. September 05, 2023

    Wells Fargo Must Produce Docs in TelexFree Suit, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge ordered Wells Fargo Tuesday to produce some documents requested by those affected in the $3 billion TelexFree Ponzi scheme, ruling they had adequately alleged "shortcomings" in the bank's search methodology.

  9. June 13, 2023

    TelexFree Victims Are Seeking Irrelevant Documents, PNC Says

    PNC Bank on Tuesday urged a Massachusetts federal judge to reject a subpoena that would force it to turn over certain documents to victims of the $3 billion TelexFree Ponzi scheme, arguing the victims have failed to demonstrate the relevance of the documents.

  10. June 08, 2023

    TelexFree Victims Cry Foul On Defense Atty's Exit Bid

    Victims of the $3 billion TelexFree Ponzi scheme told a Boston federal court Thursday that a request to withdraw by the lawyer for the estranged wife of founder Carlos Wanzeler is "merely a ploy" aimed at further thwarting discovery in litigation seeking to recover their funds.

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