A San Antonio “professional gambler” who became an investment adviser despite have no experience managing money allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme that defrauded clients out of $9 million, federal securities regulators allege.
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Imer Gomez, 28, and his K&G Investment Solutions LLC and Helios Venture Fund LLC for securities law violations in connection with the alleged scheme. The agency seeks the return of client money.
Gomez “claimed to be an experienced trader who could provide clients monthly double-digit returns by trading securities on their behalf,” the SEC says with emphasis in the complaint that was filed Monday in federal court in San Antonio…