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Sigillito Ponzi scheme case to be featured on CNBC
A national TV program on Wednesday is covering the story of a St. Louis-area lawyer and Anglican bishop convicted in a massive Ponzi scheme.
Sigillito Ponzi scheme plaintiffs sue attorneys, bank
More than 80 people who lost money in a Ponzi scheme for which Martin Sigillito is serving a 40-year sentence are suing attorneys that represented him, claiming the attorneys participated in the scheme by knowingly accepting embezzled funds.
Ponzi priest sues his attorneys
Martin T. Sigillito, the attorney and American Anglican Convocation bishop serving a 40-year sentence for orchestrating a massive real estate scheme, has filed suits against the attorneys and law firms that represented him while the scheme was underway.
V&S: Enterprise Bank settlement ends case over Ponzi scheme
Settlements, dismissals, a default judgment and arbitration whittled the lawsuit to four claims from 10 and to one defendant from 13.
Enterprise Bank settles lawsuit over Ponzi scheme
Enterprise Bank & Trust has settled a lawsuit filed over the $56 million Ponzi scheme perpetrated by St. Louis cleric and lawyer Martin Sigillito.
Sigillito goes free — civilly
The same judge that sentenced Martin Sigillito to 40 years in prison for a $56 million Ponzi scheme has ruled that the disgraced Clayton lawyer and cleric is off the hook in a civil lawsuit.
Sigillito appeals 40-year sentence
The leader of a $56 million Ponzi scheme is appealing his 40-year sentence.
Judge formally sentences Sigillito to 40 years for Ponzi scheme
The criminal cases over a $56 million Ponzi scheme ended this morning when a federal judge formally sentenced lawyer and cleric Martin Sigillito to 40 years in prison.
Judge says Sigillito will get 40 years
Saying Martin Sigillito had years of prestige and luxury at the expense of his Ponzi scheme victims, a federal judge said Thursday she would sentence the Clayton lawyer and American Anglican Convocation bishop to 40 years in prison.
Prosecutors want Sigillito imprisoned for life
Federal prosecutors want disgraced attorney and cleric Martin Sigillito to spend the rest of his life in prison for his orchestration of a $52 million fraud scheme.
Judge weighs Sigillito sentence
A federal judge heard from lawyers and victims Wednesday as part of a sentencing hearing to determine the fate of Martin Sigillito, a St. Louis County attorney and cleric convicted in a $52 million fraud scheme earlier this year. But the final chapter is still unwritten.
St. Louis County lawyer convicted in $52M fraud scheme
A federal jury in St. Louis today convicted attorney and cleric Martin Sigillito on 20 counts stemming from an alleged $52 million fraud scheme.
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