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Antonio Carlos de Godoy Buzaneli, Jose Manuel Ordonez Jr.

ReportedNov 20, 2017
LocationCoral Gables, FL
Amount$150,000,000

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Company / entity
Providence Holdings International Inc., Providence Financial Investments Inc., Providence Fixed Income Fund LLC
Industry
Brazilian factoring (receivables) promissory notes
How investors were recruited
Unlicensed brokers paid commissions, including a St. Louis Park, MN financial advisory firm
Pitch & red flags
Promised "a 48 percent annual return"; notes at 12-24% interest; funds used "for the sole purpose" of buying Brazilian receivables

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Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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