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04-12-2011, 01:48 PM
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WexTrust founder sentenced to prison in fraud case (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEeuIhmhFTLDM5AgAK-ji-ucxVZeQ&url=http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/wextrust-founder-sentenced-prison-fraud-case)
The Virginian-Pilot
Steven W. Byers, the investment firm's founder, pleaded guilty in US District Court in Manhattan in April 2010 to one count of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Byers, 48, "used smoke and mirrors to defraud his ...
WexTrust CEO gets 13 years prison in Ponzi case (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG29cJuZporRS_xuTb6uqhvt6LOrw&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/12/us-ponzi-wextrust-plea-idUSTRE73B2A320110412)Reuters
Ex-boss of Chicago equity firm sentenced in NYC (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHUPD9QVtTvTsHrcMA03-Z2PeurDg&url=http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2011/04/ex-boss-of-chicago-equity-firm-sentenced-in-nyc.html)Chicago Breaking Business - Tribune
Former WexTrust CEO Sentenced to 13 Years (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHmgHhcGCtd9ya4xTg5wIB6hIMVCA&url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/04/12/35695.htm)Courthouse News Service
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WexTrust founder sentenced to prison in fraud case (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEeuIhmhFTLDM5AgAK-ji-ucxVZeQ&url=http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/wextrust-founder-sentenced-prison-fraud-case)
The Virginian-Pilot
Steven W. Byers, the investment firm's founder, pleaded guilty in US District Court in Manhattan in April 2010 to one count of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. Byers, 48, "used smoke and mirrors to defraud his ...
WexTrust CEO gets 13 years prison in Ponzi case (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG29cJuZporRS_xuTb6uqhvt6LOrw&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/12/us-ponzi-wextrust-plea-idUSTRE73B2A320110412)Reuters
Ex-boss of Chicago equity firm sentenced in NYC (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHUPD9QVtTvTsHrcMA03-Z2PeurDg&url=http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2011/04/ex-boss-of-chicago-equity-firm-sentenced-in-nyc.html)Chicago Breaking Business - Tribune
Former WexTrust CEO Sentenced to 13 Years (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHmgHhcGCtd9ya4xTg5wIB6hIMVCA&url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/04/12/35695.htm)Courthouse News Service
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