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Calif. Man Gets 29 Years in Senior Scam
Friday, February 22, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- An 81-year-old California man has been sentenced to 29 years
in prison in a huge investment scam that cost victims at least $190 million.
John Heath was convicted last month of 52 crimes included grand theft,
selling false securities and theft from the elderly. He was sentenced Friday
in Riverside County.
Heath, his son and another man were found guilty of running a Ponzi scheme
that funneled money from new investors to pay off people who had already
pumped in cash.
Prosecutors estimate 1,800 people in 25 states were victimized.
Calif. Man Gets 29 Years in Senior Scam
Friday, February 22, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- An 81-year-old California man has been sentenced to 29 years
in prison in a huge investment scam that cost victims at least $190 million.
John Heath was convicted last month of 52 crimes included grand theft,
selling false securities and theft from the elderly. He was sentenced Friday
in Riverside County.
Heath, his son and another man were found guilty of running a Ponzi scheme
that funneled money from new investors to pay off people who had already
pumped in cash.
Prosecutors estimate 1,800 people in 25 states were victimized.