UK Founder of Swiss Asset Management Firm Pleads Guilty in $164 Million Global Securities Fraud Scheme
Juliet GunevOn Jan. 13, 2020, Roger Knox, 47, a UK citizen and the former founder and operator of Swiss asset management firm Silverton SA, plead guilty to one count each of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud before U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton in federal court in Boston.
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