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OFFICIAL COMMITTEE v. R.F. LAFFERTY & CO.

No. 00-1157.

267 F.3d 340 (2001)

OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS, Appellant, v. R.F. LAFFERTY & CO., INC.; Cogen Sklar, L.L.P.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed October 9, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara W. Mather (argued), Francis J. Lawall, Matthew J. Hamilton, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellant.

Stuart L. Melnick (argued), Tanner Propp LLP, New York, New York, Attorney for Appellee.

Before: SLOVITER, FUENTES, and COWEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge:

This matter arises out of the bankruptcy of two lease financing corporations, which were allegedly operated as a "Ponzi scheme."1 Like all such schemes, this one collapsed, leaving numerous investors with significant losses. To operate the scheme, William Shapiro, aided by others, allegedly caused the corporations to issue fraudulent debt certificates, which were then sold to

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