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Cases / Trading, forex & commodities

Michael D. Harris

ReportedOct 1, 2025
LocationMorristown, TN
Amount$1,500,000

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Industry
Stock trading / investment group promissory notes
How investors were recruited
Victims (52) persuaded by his self-proclaimed stock-trading skill; membership in purported investment group plans
Pitch & red flags
"guaranteed return promissory notes (usually calling for ten percent (10%) interest per month)"; fabricated market updates and share values; pledged non-existent life insurance

Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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