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Ex-hedge fund manager convicted in fraud scheme (AP)

                   
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May 21, 2008
        
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A former hedge fund manager was convicted Wednesday of leading an investment scheme that caused clients, ranging from former NFL players to his mother, to lose millions of dollars while he spent the money on jewelry, real estate and a $500,000 wedding. [read full story]                    

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Georgia Hedge Fund Manager Convicted in $150 Million Fraud Scheme

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Ex-hedge fund manager convicted in fraud scheme

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Georgia Hedge Fund Manager Convicted in $150 Million Fraud Scheme

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May 23, 2008
        

ATLANTA HEDGE FUND MANAGER CONVICTED IN $150 MILLION FRAUD SCHEME Defendant Lied to Investors and Diverted Millions for Personal Use ATLANTA - After a two-week trial, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Kirk Wright of Marietta, Ga., on charges of mail fraud, securities fraud and...

                   

NFL players' hedge-fund CEO guilty

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May 23, 2008
        

By Cary O'Reilly Bloomberg News Kirk S. Wright, the jailed hedge-fund manager for National Football League players, was found guilty Wednesday of money laundering and fraud that cost investors, including several professional athletes, more than $150 million. A federal jury in Atlanta found...

                   

Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Convicted of Fraud

nytimes.com
May 22, 2008
        

A former hedge fund manager was convicted Wednesday of leading an investment scheme that caused clients, ranging from former NFL players to his mother, to lose millions of dollars while he spent the money on jewelry, real estate and a $500,000 wedding. Kirk Wright, 37, faces up to what amounts to...

                   

Hedge fund founder guilty in $150 mn fraud scheme

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May 22, 2008
        

WASHINGTON: A federal jury in Atlanta on Wednesday convicted former hedge fund manager Kirk Wright on charges of scamming investors, including former professional athletes, out of $150 million, the Justice Department said. Kirk was found guilty on charges of mail fraud, securities fraud and money...

                   

Atlanta Hedge Fund Manager Convicted in $150 Million Fraud Scheme

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May 21, 2008
        

ATLANTA, May 21 DOJ-money-laundering Defendant Lied to Investors and Diverted Millions for Personal Use ATLANTA, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After a two-week trial, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Kirk Wright of Marietta, Ga., on charges of mail fraud, securities fraud and...

                   

Ex-hedge fund manager convicted in fraud scheme

iht.com
May 21, 2008
        

A former hedge fund manager was convicted Wednesday of leading an investment scheme that caused clients, ranging from former NFL players to his mother, to lose millions of dollars while he spent the money on jewelry, real estate and a $500,000 wedding.

                   

Ex-hedge fund manager convicted in fraud scheme

espn.go.com
May 21, 2008
        

ATLANTA -- A former hedge fund manager was convicted Wednesday of leading an investment scheme that caused clients, ranging from former NFL players to his mother, to lose millions of dollars while he spent the money on jewelry, real estate and a $500,000 wedding. Kirk Wright, 37, of Marietta,...