U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke of the Southern District of Florida hit real estate developer Woodbridge Group of Companies and former owner Robert H. Shapiro with a $1 billion penalty over a Ponzi scheme that targeted more than 8,400 retail investors.

Cooke approved the fine on Dec. 27, 2018, but it wasn’t made public until Monday.

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