Liquidation

Chicago brokerage files for bankruptcy; fake PO box used, says source - Chicago Sun-Times

07/11/12

Late Tuesday, the company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. The source, who is close to the investigation, said Wasendorf intercepted mailings from his company’s front-line regulator, the National Futures Association, to his bank.

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San Bernardino Authorizes Bankruptcy Filing - Hispanic Business

07/11/12

The San Bernardino, Calif., City Council voted Tuesday night to authorize a bankruptcy filing. The vote gives City Attorney James F. Penman power to begin proceedings for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, which would free the city of much of its debt but ...

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Peregrine Files For Bankruptcy After $215M Goes Missing, Where Were The Regulators? - Forbes

07/11/12

A day after regulators sued Peregrine Financial Group for fraud the futures-trading firm has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The accusations began on Monday when Peregrine’s front-line regulator, the National Futures Association (NFA), hit the ...

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Tribune Judge Will Rule on Bankruptcy Exit Plan This Week - Bloomberg

07/11/12

Tribune owes creditors about $13 billion. The company is valued at more than $7 billion, Tribune said in court papers. The case is In re Tribune Co., 08-bk-13141, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington). To contact the reporter ...

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Tribune Judge Will Rule on Bankruptcy Exit Plan This Week - Bloomberg

07/11/12

Tribune owes creditors about $13 billion. The company is valued at more than $7 billion, Tribune said in court papers. The case is In re Tribune Co., 08-bk-13141, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington). To contact the reporter ...

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PFGBest firm files for bankruptcy after boss’ suicide attempt - Chicago Sun-Times

07/11/12

The PFGBest firm Peregrine Financial Group Inc. has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in federal court in Chicago. The filing Tuesday night for liquidation of the Chicago firm comes on the heels of an announcement that the federal Commodity Futures Trading ...

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The Daily Docket: Peregrine Files for Chapter 7 - Wall Street Journal

07/11/12

Peregrine Financial Group Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy late Tuesday, a day after regulators alleged the brokerage misstated more than $200 million in customer accounts. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here. A bankruptcy judge ...

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PFGBest files for bankruptcy - Des Moines Register

07/11/12

A Chapter 7 petition filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago by Peregrine Financial Group inc. of Cedar Falls indicates that the company will have between $10,001 and $25,000 to distribute to customers and other unsecured creditors.

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US brokerage PFG files for bankruptcy - BBC News

07/11/12

US futures broker Peregrine Financial Group, which has been accused of fraud, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, meaning it will be liquidated. Its accounts were frozen on Monday following the attempted suicide of its founder, Russell Wasendorf Sr.

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San Bernardino becomes 3rd Calif. city in 2 weeks to file for bankruptcy protection - msnbc.com

07/11/12

San Bernardino has a 15.7 percent unemployment rate and about 5,000 homes in ... The vote makes San Bernardino the latest California city to teeter on the edge of bankruptcy. Officials in Stockton said their June decision to seek federal ...

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