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Robert L. Buckhannon, Terry D. Rawstern, Dale E. St. Jean, Gregory D. Tindall, Richard D. Mittasch, Christopher T. Paganes, Glenn M. Barikmo

ReportedDec 21, 2010
LocationBradenton, FL
Amount$34,000,000

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Company / entity
Imperium Investment Advisors LLC, Arcanum Equity Fund LLC, Vestium Equity Fund LLC
Industry
Hedge funds (promised high-grade debt and limited commodities transactions)
Pitch & red flags
Promised "conservative investments in high-grade debt instruments" and "substantial returns"; falsified monthly statements showed consistent profits while actual losses exceeded $8.1M

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Source

SEC official

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