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The $280 Million Legacy Park Fraud: A Case Study in Due Diligence Failures

June 1, 2025

The recent guilty pleas of Randy and Chad Miller in the Legacy Park fraud case serve as a stark reminder that even the most sophisticated investors can fall victim to well-orchestrated schemes.

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The CaaStle Collapse: How Proper Due Diligence Could Have Prevented a $500 Million Fraud

May 15, 2025

The spectacular implosion of fashion startup CaaStle serves as a stark reminder that even the most sophisticated investors can fall victim to elaborate fraud schemes.

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The Bitwise Fraud: How Due Diligence Could Have Saved $115 Million

December 30, 2024

The December 2024 sentencing of Bitwise Industries co-founders Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. to 11 and 9 years in prison, respectively, serves as a stark reminder that even the most promising startups can harbor devastating fraud.

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The $175 Million Fraud: How JPMorgan's Frank Acquisition Reveals Critical Due Diligence Failures

April 14, 2023

The Theranos scandal stands as one of the most spectacular corporate frauds in modern history. Elizabeth Holmes, once hailed as the "world's youngest self-made female billionaire" and the "next Steve Jobs," built a $9 billion company on a foundation of lies.

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The Theranos Fraud: A $1 Billion Lesson in Due Diligence

November 28, 2022

When JPMorgan Chase announced its $175 million acquisition of student loan platform Frank in September 2021, it seemed like a strategic win-win. Instead, the deal became one of the most spectacular acquisition failures in recent memory.

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Bad Actor Disqualification

August 18, 2018

On July 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission implemented bad actor disqualification provisions for Rule 506 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, to adopted Section 926 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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