Tag: Christopher Ferguson

  • Christopher Ferguson, Falsifying PPE Orders, New York, 2023

    Christopher Ferguson, Falsifying PPE Orders, New York, 2023

    ⏱ 3 min read Christopher Ferguson, the former CEO of publicly traded Edison Nation, and Brian McFadden, a consultant for the company, are facing the consequences after admitting they cooked the books. The pair pled guilty to falsifying records to mislead the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) about supposed orders for personal protective equipment (PPE)…

  • Christopher Ferguson, Faked Purchase Orders, New York, 2023

    Christopher Ferguson, Faked Purchase Orders, New York, 2023

    ⏱ 2 min read The hustle for pandemic profits turned criminal. Christopher Ferguson, former CEO of Edison Nation, and Brian McFadden, a consultant for the firm, both pleaded guilty in federal court today to cooking the books. They confessed to faking $10 million in purchase orders after a massive deal for hand sanitizer went belly-up,…

  • Christopher Ferguson, Falsifying Records and Misleading Investors, …

    Christopher Ferguson, Falsifying Records and Misleading Investors, …

    ⏱ 3 min read Two men are facing hard time after a brazen scheme to inflate the value of Edison Nation, a publicly traded consumer goods company. CEO Christopher Ferguson and consultant Brian McFadden both admitted in federal court to falsifying records and misleading investors with bogus purchase orders totaling over $10 million. The hustle…