Orono man accused of running $100M Ponzi scheme

The man is accused of lying to lenders to take out large loans.

MINNEAPOLIS — An Orono man is accused of stealing more than $100 million from lenders in what the plaintiffs describe as a “scam” and a “Ponzi scheme.”

Brett Schraber had a civil lawsuit filed against him on Jan. 16 by Westwind Capital and Apricity Capital. Schraber’s business entities included EZ Capital, LLC; EZ Cash, LLC; EZ Ca$h, Inc.; BP Financial, LLC; Burnsville Check Cashing, LLC; EZ Holdings, LLC, Fridley Financial, LLC; Northfield Financial, LLC; North Shore Funding, LLC; and Orchard Investments, LLC…

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