Tag: ppe fraud
Christopher Ferguson, Pandemic Profit Inflation, Illinois 2023
The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic weren’t just a public health crisis; they were a feeding frenzy for scammers. Now, the top executives at Edison Nation, a once-promising consumer products company, are facing the music for inflating their pandemic profits. Christopher Ferguson, 58, the CEO and chairman, and Brian McFadden, a consultant, both confessed…
Christopher Ferguson, PPE Order Fabrication, New York NY, 2023
Wall Street greed reached a new low during the pandemic, and two men are now facing the music. Christopher Ferguson, the former CEO of Edison Nation, and Brian McFadden, a consultant, confessed in federal court today to cooking the books and misleading investors with a fabricated $10 million PPE order. The scheme, revealed by federal…
Christopher Ferguson, Falsifying Records, New York 2026
⏱ 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, Fraud, New York 2026
⏱ 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…
