Southland Man Faces 25 Years For $6M Ponzi Scheme |
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A Southern California investment adviser has pleaded guilty to securities fraud for bilking elderly residents in a $6 million Ponzi scheme.
CBS Los Angeles | Published: 03/24/2011 09:53
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Federal prosecutors in Orange County say 58-year-old Richard Nickles is facing a 25-year prison term when he’s sentenced Aug. 8.
The owner of Santa Ana’s Innovative Advisory Services pleaded guilty Wednesday to a count of mail fraud and a count of securities fraud, both of them felonies.
Nickles placed advertisements in Orange and Los Angeles newspapers promising safe investments for a minimum $50,000.
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