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Investment Scam: Ex-MRI International CEO Convicted in $1.5B Ponzi Scam, Receiver Says Aequitas Capital Management Was Involved in $617M Fraud, and Texas-Based AriseBank CEO Is Accused in $4M Cryptocurrency Fraud
Former MRI International Head is Found Guilty in $1.5B Ponzi Scam
Edwin Fujinaga, the ex-CEO of medical billings collections company MRI International, has been convicted of multiple counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. He is scheduled to be sentenced earlier this year.
According to the release issued by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada, Fujinaga and two other MRI executives were indicted in 2013 and were accused of fraudulently soliciting investments from over 10,000 residents in Japan, who wired their money to the US into bank accounts that he controlled. Fujinaga told investors that their funds would go toward buying medical claims only.