Atlas Mortgage/Anthony Christou. In this case, the perpetrator asserted that the mortgage company would take the investors money and provide secured financing for "bridge loans" to assist wealthy, well-qualified borrowers to purchase properties before selling another. The bridge loans were supposed to be at a fairly high rate of interest. The problem is that few, if any of the loans were made and that it appeared that the investors' funds were used to support the principal's lavish lifestyle.

Samco/Penson/Jamie Solow. This case involved complex transactions involving mortgage backed securities called Collateralized Debt Obligations ("CDO's") and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations ("CMO's") in connection with the sales of their investment. It was determined that fraudulent activity occurred.