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Cases / Real estate

Ronald Pallek

ReportedJul 22, 2025
LocationMcHenry, IL
Amount$1,600,000

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Industry
Stock options trading ("iron condor" strategy)
How investors were recruited
Friends, acquaintances, family members and people referred by prior victims; offered commissions to earlier victims
Pitch & red flags
claimed he could "double their money" with an "iron condor" options strategy; falsified earnings statements

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Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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