USA v. WEAR
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1:25-cr-00365
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January 21, 2026
Jefferies Steered Feds To $200M Water Ponzi Case, Judge Told
Two men charged in connection with an allegedly massive water-vending Ponzi scheme were investigated after counsel for investment giant Jefferies — one defendant's former employer — walked the case into the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, a federal judge heard Wednesday.
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August 14, 2025
2 Face Charges Over $200M Water Vending Machine Fraud
A Washington business executive and a former investment adviser were hit with civil and criminal charges in New York federal court Thursday stemming from an alleged yearslong $200 million Ponzi scheme that hawked investments in nonexistent water vending machines.