Marin County finance bros charged over massive $100M Ponzi scheme
Metro Marin County finance bros charged over massive $100M Ponzi scheme By Titus Wu Published Sep. Add The California Post on Google Two financiers in a wealthy California community were indicted Tuesday on charges of wire fraud in a $100 million-plus Ponzi scheme that promised investors “highly attractive” returns from mortgage loans — and allegedly preyed on senior citizens. Tiburon resident Mark Hanf, founder and CEO of Pacific Private Money, and Novato resident Nam Phan, another fund executive, swindled investors by making false statements about the funds’ financial condition in order to get more investments, prosecutors alleged.
- ▪Metro Marin County finance bros charged over massive $100M Ponzi scheme By Titus Wu Published Sep.
- ▪Add The California Post on Google Two financiers in a wealthy California community were indicted Tuesday on charges of wire fraud in a $100 million-plus Ponzi scheme that promised investors “highly attractive” returns from mortgage loans —
- ▪Tiburon resident Mark Hanf, founder and CEO of Pacific Private Money, and Novato resident Nam Phan, another fund executive, swindled investors by making false statements about the funds’ financial condition in order to get more investments,
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| Canonical URL | https://nypost.com/2026/09/02/us-news/bay-area-executives-indicted-in-alleged-103m-ponzi-scheme/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:52:01 -0400 |
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