SEC Charges Founder and Two Companies in $16 Million Ponzi Scheme
The SEC has filed charges against Ernest Ossei Boateng and two New Jersey-based companies he controls, alleging a $16 million Ponzi scheme.
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- SSEC Press ReleasesRegulator2026-09-11 01:45
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ernest Ossei Boateng and two New Jersey-based companies he controls, Intercontinental Wealth Network LLC and I Wealth Network LP, for allegedly raising approximately $16 million from more than 200 inexperienced investors through a Ponzi scheme he operated from at
- SSEC Press ReleasesRegulator2026-09-11 01:45
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ernest Ossei Boateng and two New Jersey-based companies he controls, Intercontinental Wealth Network LLC and I Wealth Network LP, for allegedly raising approximately $16 million from more than 200 inexperienced investors through a Ponzi scheme he operated from at least January 2020 until at least March 2026.
- SSEC Press ReleasesRegulator2026-09-11 01:45
The SEC’s complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charges Boateng, Intercontinental, and I Wealth with violating the antifraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Boateng and Intercontinental with violating the antifraud provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The complaint seeks permanent injunctiv…