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Guilty Plea in Westgate Capital Ponzi Likely

James Nicholson, a Saddle River hedge fund manager accused of bilking investors of as much as $160 million, has tentatively agreed to plead guilty to charges his Westgate Capital Management LLC was a Ponzi scheme. A plea hearing is set for noon Friday in federal court in Manhattan, according to a court order signed by U.S.

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Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund — Wrong-Way Bets

Oppenheimer’s Champion Income Fund sank 78.5 percent last year from incorrect-way bets tied to commercial mortgages, making it the worst performing taxable high-yield bond fund. Angelo Manioudakis, a portfolio manager who oversaw $16 billion in fixed-income assets, resigned on Dec. 12. Two investors filed complaints yesterday with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority claiming the company misrepresented the fund’s risk.

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