Former Aequitas Owner and Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty in Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy

This document is a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon announcing that Olaf Janke, a former owner and chief financial officer of Aequitas Management, LLC, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud and money laundering. Janke, along with others, used Aequitas to solicit investments through misrepresenting the company's use of investor money, financial health, and risks associated with its investments.