Former manager convicted after causing clients to lose millions

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, Ga., faces up to what amounts to a life sentence after a federal jury found him guilty of mail fraud, securities fraud and money laundering.

The charges relate to the 2006 collapse of Wright's Atlanta-based hedge fund company, International Management Associates.

According to authorities, Wright and his company collected more than $150 million spread across thousands of client accounts since 1997 and used false statements and documents to mislead some of them to believe the value of those investments was increasing. Much of that money is missing.

CLICK it .............DAYUM that's alot of cash to steal off ppl.........and his own mom, yeah i'm pretty sure he's gonna burn in hell !!!

i'm out have a kicken day

ck0712

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3 Comments On: "Former manager convicted after causing clients to lose millions"

 
Another loser who needs to spend a few years behind bars. I feel sorry for the NFL players, but how many people did he shaft that have lost everything they have because of this clown?

Why, why, WHY does he have to be from my hometown of Marietta? By the freaking way, this is PRECISELY why athletes need to be better educated about finance. Wright may be the crook, but there is nothing cute about the type of ignorance that allows this to keep happening! This is not a new scheme, folks!

Unfortunatley, many athletes are young and wet behind the ears and then some slick-talking agent like Wright comes in and gets their trust. The rest is history. I think a couple of teams even offer finance classes now for their players. It's needed.

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