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Cases / Investment funds & advisory

Foundation Financial Group

Edwin Emmett Lickiss Jr.

ReportedJul 21, 2025
LocationAlamo, CA
Amount$9,500,000

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Company / entity
Foundation Financial Group
Industry
Purported government and other bonds
How investors were recruited
Existing long-term financial-advisory clients in Danville/Alamo, CA (50+ investors); continued after losing broker license in 2016
Pitch & red flags
bonds described as "safe, secure, and tax-free" paying "rates in excess of 20 percent"

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Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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