Investors contended the brokers misrepresented the risks involved, used fraudulent marketing materials and collected inflated fees.

Gladden figured Krasner was probably kicking himself over discounting his inflated fee.

The inflated fee being asked by some clubs for players of ordinary ability is ridiculous.

"The other 80 percent of funds in the industry still pay affiliated management companies an inflated fee for investment advice," he said.

How can we say we're here to help them when at the same time we're kicking them in the head with inflated fees?

This plantation belonged to a local drug lord, who allowed Garcia to use the airstrip for an inflated fee in dollars.

Along with a "Learn How to Act" brochure in which he offers to give lessons for what is surely an inflated fee.

He'd done his share and hadn't tried to hit me with an inflated fee.

Again, plaintiffs say that concealing these inflated fees violated disclosure requirements.

It documents protracted delays, lax record-keeping and inflated legal fees.