CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A North Carolina man that prosecutors say masterminded an $850 million Internet-based Ponzi scheme faces charges of wire and mail fraud, conspiracy and tax fraud. A federal grand ...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges and an emergency asset freeze against Rex Venture Group, the Lexington-based business that operates Zeek Rewards and penny auction ...
Kenneth Bell, the receiver appointed to handle the Zeek ponzi scheme, has filed a motion with the court asking permission to make an interim, partial distribution on allowed claims in September. Bell ...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shut down Lexington-based Zeek Rewards and its parent company, Rex Venture Group, in 2012 after the company raised about $850 million. The money mostly came ...