777 Partners Co-Founder Charged in $500M Fraud
Josh Wander faces charges for allegedly using false financial statements to defraud lenders and investors of nearly $500 million, including pledging assets he did not own.
- An American businessman, Josh Wander, has been indicted in New York on charges related to a $500 million fraud scheme.
- Wander and his firm, 777 Partners, allegedly misled investors by misrepresenting assets and falsifying financial documents.
- The indictment includes charges of wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy, with some charges carrying a maximum of 20 years in prison.
- Another executive from 777 Partners, Steven Pasko, is also mentioned in a civil filing by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Investor Josh Wander indicted for alleged $500 million fraud scheme
An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership has been indicted in New York on charges of financial wrongdoing in an alleged $500 million fraud scheme. Josh Wander was a co-founder of Miami-based 777 Partners that owned stakes in an Australian airline, plus soccer clubs Hertha Berlin in Germany, Genoa in Italy, Standard Liege in Belgium, and Vasco da Gama in Brazil. The 777 story …
777 co-founder Josh Wander faces fraud charges
US prosecutors unveiled criminal fraud charges against the co-founder of 777 Partners, an investment firm that tapped into Wall Street’s river of insurance money to back risky deals.Semafor previously reported that Josh Wander was under criminal investigation by the US Attorney’s office in Manhattan, which on Thursday accused him of bilking investors out of $500 million by double-pledging collateral and photoshopping financial statements.Miami-b…
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