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A scheduling conference in the SEC’s Ponzi scheme case against DFRF Enterprises was held on the 29th of September. At the hearing, the following tentative court dates were scheduled: Initial Disclosures 10/29/15 Fact Discovery 5/31/16 Expert Disclosure 6/30/16 Defendants Expert Disclosures 9/30/16 Motion for Summary Judgment due 10/30/16 Opposition due 11/21/16 What we can learn [Continue reading…]

In addition to facing criminal charges for wire fraud, DFRF Enterprises’ CEO Daniel Filho also faces concurrent SEC enforcement. Through a civil complaint filed in early July, the SEC allege DFRF Enterprises was a fifteen million dollar Ponzi scheme. With Filho in custody on criminal charges, the SEC’s civil case should now proceed smoothly enough, with a scheduling conference [Continue reading…]

In addition to a hearing heard in the Daniel Filho criminal case, Tuesday also saw a hearing take place in the SEC’s civil complaint against Filho and DFRF Enterprises. The hearing was brief and resulted in a preliminary injunction granted against defendants DFRF Enterprises, Daniel Filho, Wanderley Dalman, Gaspar Jesus, Eduardo Da Silva, Heriberto Valdes, [Continue reading…]

Late last week there was uncertainty on whether or not Daniel Filho would retain counsel in time for the next hearing in his Ponzi fraud criminal case. According to the case docket report Filho did indeed find representation, with a “temporary appearance” entered in on the day of the trial. Whether or not that means Filho [Continue reading…]

On July 21st Daniel Filho was arrested by the DOJ in relation to his running the DFRF Enterprises Ponzi scheme. A bail hearing was scheduled for July 24th but, while the hearing took place, there seems to have been a curious issue with Filho’s representation. Unfortunately I don’t have much to go on at the [Continue reading…]

Sanderley Rodrigues de Vasconcelos is not having a good year. Rodrigues (who goes by “Sann”), the top net-winner in the TelexFree Ponzi scheme, was arrested back in May on visa fraud charges. He a defendant in the subject of an SEC civil lawsuit against Telexfree, purported to have defrauded investors of $1.8 billion. In Brazil Rodrigues [Continue reading…]

Following the arrest of Daniel Filho earlier this week, the latest from the SEC pegs the DFRF Enterprises Ponzi fraud at $22.8 million dollars. Prior to this new information, the SEC’s investigation had only uncovered around $15 million in fraud. Now, as banks around the world slowly co-operate with US authorities and provide requested records, the $22.8 million figure is set to climb [Continue reading…]

Less than twenty-four hours after appearing live on radio in Massachusetts, Daniel Fernandes Rojo Filho has been arrested in Florida by the Department of Justice. Filho had been on the run from authorities for almost a month, after the FBI issued a warrant for his arrest on June 25th.

Daniel Fernandes Rojo Filho is currently on the run from the FBI. After conducting an investigation into Filho’s DFRF Enterprises, the agency booked Filho on one count of wire fraud and sought his arrest. Rather than defend himself and prove DFRF isn’t just a $15 million dollar Ponzi scheme however, Filho instead fled. The latest [Continue reading…]

The manhunt for Daniel Fernandes Rojo Filho continues, with new information increasingly pointing to Filho having fled the US. Using stolen DFRF Enterprises investor funds, Filho amassed a sizeable collection of exotic cars. One of them, a Rolls Royce Filho was frequently seen driving around, was ‘found abandoned in Miami the first week of July‘. Filho [Continue reading…]