article_snippet.sent: the SECthe SEC's criminal complaint quoted the website for Capital Financial as saying 'In many cases, athletes' contracts do not allow athletes' to access athletes' guaranteed money during the off season or early in the season when athletes' may need a significant sum to purchase a house or car, pay the bills, or meet a financial demand. '
article_snippet.sent: By pooling the resources of a network of investors, CFP gives athletes access to money when athletes need CFP while providing investors with solid, short-term returns on investment.'
article_snippet.sent: Paul Levenson, director of the SEC's regional office in Boston, said in a statement: 'The defendants sold investors on the idea of lending money to pro athletes, but Paul Levenson, director of the SEC's regional office in Boston allege that’s not where a large portion of the investors’ money went. '
article_snippet.sent: As in any Ponzi scheme, the appearance of a successful investment was only an illusion sustained by lies.'