Legal Opinion
Knauer v. Jonathon Roberts Financial Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 22, 2003No. 02-3926PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Heartland Financial Services, Inc., and JMS Investment Group, LLC, operated a Ponzi scheme in the late 1990s that collected over $60 million from hundreds of investors. In August 2000, in connection with a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) action against individuals and entities involved in the Ponzi scheme, the district court appointed James A. Knauer as receiver for Heartland and JMS. Subsequently, Knauer began this lawsuit, alleging that the defendants were in part responsible for losses resulting to Heartland and JMS. The district court dismissed Knauer’s…
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