Post by pavel on Feb 14, 2016 1:33:30 GMT -6
Betting on death helped Jim Torchia build his fortune. He bought life insurance policies from the sick and elderly at a discount, then cashed in when they died.
The niche industry brought in millions of dollars. There were private charter jets, gambling trips to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, stretch limousines, fast cars and motorcycles and his own bar, according to court records in an array of cases.
Now federal authorities want to tear his empire down, saying the Woodstock businessman’s network of investment companies, subprime auto loan businesses and limited liability companies amount to an elaborate Ponzi scheme.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says Torchia lured in elderly and unsophisticated investors with ads aired on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show, then raided their money as if it were his own personal piggy bank.
Read more: investigations.blog.ajc.com/2016/02/12/did-a-ponzi-scheme-flourish-under-georgia-regulators-noses/
The niche industry brought in millions of dollars. There were private charter jets, gambling trips to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, stretch limousines, fast cars and motorcycles and his own bar, according to court records in an array of cases.
Now federal authorities want to tear his empire down, saying the Woodstock businessman’s network of investment companies, subprime auto loan businesses and limited liability companies amount to an elaborate Ponzi scheme.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says Torchia lured in elderly and unsophisticated investors with ads aired on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show, then raided their money as if it were his own personal piggy bank.
Read more: investigations.blog.ajc.com/2016/02/12/did-a-ponzi-scheme-flourish-under-georgia-regulators-noses/