New York Times
Four people were arrested Thursday and charged with collectively defrauding four professional men’s basketball players out of more than $13 million, according to Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In one scheme, three players were allegedly persuaded to purchase more than $5 million worth of life insurance policies […]
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CNBC
Former Morgan Stanley advisor Darryl Cohen was arrested on Thursday morning for allegedly defrauding current and former NBA players including Jrue Holiday, Chandler Parsons and Courtney Lee. Cohen is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of wire fraud, according to federal prosecutors. Each count carries up to a […]
MarketWatch
It was a deeply personal foul. A former-Morgan Stanley advisor has been charged with stealing $13 million belonging to six current- and former-NBA players who were his clients, and funneling it into his own pockets and those of a financial advisor, an agent and a convicted fraudster. Darryl M. Cohen, 49, of Chatsworth, California, is […]
yahoo! finance
A former Morgan Stanley investment adviser and three others were charged with defrauding professional basketball players of $13 million, in the latest alleged scheme targeting pro athletes. Federal prosecutors in New York on Thursday charged the former adviser, Darryl Cohen, along with a financial planner, an NBA agent and a former stockbroker in two schemes […]