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Cases / Investment funds & advisory

John Frank Thomas III, Thomas Joseph Becker, Douglas Martin, Paul Hanson, Damian Ostertag

ReportedSep 4, 2019
LocationLas Vegas, NV
Amount$29,000,000

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Company / entity
Sports Psychometrics, Vegas Basketball Club, Vegas Football Club, Einstein Sports Advisory, Quantum Sports Advisory, Wellington Sports Club, Welscorp Inc, QSA LLC, Executive Financial Services Inc.
Industry
Sports betting funds
How investors were recruited
Advertising of sports betting investment funds; over 600 investors
Pitch & red flags
Claimed average profit of "+140% per $100 bet… and possibly as high as +180%"; advertised "unlimited riches"; "+10.75% ROI per betting day"; funds withdrawable "in only one day"

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Source

SEC official

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