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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that New Yorker Paul Greenwood, who operated a billion dollar investment scam where he misappropriated at least $500 million from investors, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for charges related to his participation in the scam.<\/p>\n

The criminal charges arose from Greenwood\u2019s illegal solicitation and theft of investors\u2019 money.\u00a0\u00a0According to CFTC findings, from at least 1996 to 2009, Greenwood\u00a0and a co-Defendant solicited more than $7.6 billion from institutional investors, including charitable and university foundations and\u00a0pension and retirement plans.\u00a0 The Defendants defrauded victims by falsely depicting that all investor funds would be employed in a single investment strategy that consisted of index arbitrage.\u00a0 However, investors money was transferred to another entity from which Greenwood and the co-Defendant stole funds.<\/p>\n

Silver Law Group<\/a> represents investors in securities and investment fraud cases.\u00a0 Our lawyers routinely handle NFA arbitrations and CFTC claims.\u00a0 Our lawyers are admitted to practice in New York and Florida and represent investors nationwide to help recover investment losses due to stockbroker misconduct.\u00a0 If you have any questions about how your account has been handled, call to speak with an experienced securities attorney.\u00a0 Most cases are handled on a contingent fee basis\u00a0 meaning that you do not pay legal fees unless we are successful.<\/p>\n

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