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Litigation

Feb. 9, 2016

Class collects $3.5M in Ponzi scheme settlement

Investors who lost $40 million to a Ponzi scheme fund successfully recovered a fraction of the money from the accounting firm.

By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A final settlement has been approved between a group of hedge fund investors who lost $40 million and the accounting firm that managed the fund.

The 55 class members collectively obtained a $3.5 million settlement with O'Connor Davies Munns and Dobbins LLP, the audit firm hired by ThinkStrategy Capital Management LLC.

Individual awards range from $2,000 to $19...

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