Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jones

  1. January 05, 2018

    SEC's Ponzi Suit Against DC Atty Dumped As 'Thin Gruel'

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday tossed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's suit accusing a Washington, D.C., lawyer and real estate agent of aiding her brother's $14.5 million Ponzi scheme, ruling the SEC's evidence of her involvement within the statute of limitations period was "pretty thin gruel."

  2. September 20, 2017

    SEC Says Ex-DC Atty 'Minimizes' Role In $14M Ponzi Scheme

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday pushed its fraud case against a former Washington, D.C., lawyer accused of helping with her brother's $14.5 million Ponzi scheme, telling a Massachusetts federal court that her "attempt to minimize her conduct falls flat."

  3. August 16, 2017

    DC Atty Says SEC Suit Over Brother's Scheme Is 'Flawed'

    A Washington, D.C., lawyer-turned-real estate agent whom the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused of helping out with her brother's $14.5 million Ponzi scheme asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday to toss the agency's complaint, calling it "fatally flawed."

  4. July 03, 2017

    SEC Sues DC Attorney In $14.5M Ponzi Scheme

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday filed a suit in Massachusetts federal court against an inactive attorney, seeking disgorgement of gains she made in her brother's multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, which included referral fees for other victims, a higher rate of return than others got and a monthly legal retainer.