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SEC Charges San Francisco Bay Area Private Fund Executives with Multimillion Dollar Ponzi-Like Scheme

Source
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published
1 September 2026
Journal
Investment Scams
Jurisdiction
United States

Lynx Summary

The SEC charged Mark D. Hanf and Hoai-Nam Chu Phan over an alleged multimillion-dollar, Ponzi-like offering fraud. Hanf previously served as CEO of Pacific Private Money Group LLC in Novato, California, while Phan was COO of one of its subsidiaries.

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