Ex Miami Dolphin Cornerback Accused of running Ponzi Scheme
Former NFL cornerback Will Allen has been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission with operating a Ponzi scheme.
A civil fraud complaint filed by the SEC alleges Allen and his business partner Susan Daub raised $32 million starting in 2012 with the promise that the money would be lent to professional athletes.
Allen and Daub made $18 million in loans but also improperly used $7 million for their own expenses, according to authorities. In addition, according to the SEC, Allen and Daub paid investors with funds that did not come through legitimate business income.
The complaint, which was filed last week in Boston and unsealed late Monday, says Allen and Daub “used money from some investors to pay other investors, while ... funneling millions of dollars of investor money to themselves — the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme."
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