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Litigation

May 2, 2013

Wells Fargo settles class action for $105 million

The bank settles a suit with shareholders of a defunct medical financing company which turned out to be an elaborate Ponzi scheme.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Plaintiffs in a shareholder class action involving the largest Ponzi scheme in Orange County history reached a $105 million settlement Tuesday with Wells Fargo Bank NA over its role as trustee for a medical financing company.


While U.S. District Judge David O. Carter in Santa Ana must still approve the settlement, plaintiffs' attorneys said they expect it to be confirmed.


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