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Influencer and Halal Capital founder charged with $8m fraud scheme against Muslim community

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Martina Lindberg

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Muslim investors were targeted by influencer ‘Jay Mazini’ in Ponzi-like scheme.

Jebara Igbara, the founder of Halal Capital LLC, has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with a $8m fraudulent scheme that targeted investors from the Muslim community in the New York metropolitan area.

According to the order, Igbara (aka the Instagram personality Jay Mazini) started

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