Two Florida Men Indicted for Ohio Ponzi Scheme that Devastated Investors
In a federal criminal indictment, Edward Allen and David Olson, both of Florida, were charged with close to 30 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy for an alleged Ponzi scheme that spanned several states. Ohio residents in Youngstown, Niles, Girard, Columbiana, and several other cities were affected in the investment scam. A civil lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is also underway.The two are accused of running a real estate investment scam from an office in Boardman that took in at least 100 investors from nine states. The pair allegedly offered a real estate rehabilitation opportunity and "promised" investors returns of 20% - 45% annually. The charges state that Allen and Olson used investors' money to bring in new investors and that investors never saw the "promised" high returns.
Our own David P. Meyer, working as an attorney for the civil case, said, "These two gentlemen got our clients involved in a lot of real estate deals that went bad so the devastation was significant for all of these clients. Many folks lost their entire life savings and will be digging out of this financial nightmare for the rest of their lives."
Both Olson and Allen are due in federal court in Youngstown on July 12th.
The Ohio securities fraud attorneys with David P. Meyer & Associates have represented investors nationwide in stockbroker mediation, arbitration, and litigation claims. In light of this and other similar cases, we wish to remind investors that education is prevention. Always do your research before investing, especially if it sounds "too good to be true".
Category: Investment Fraud
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What about the people who worked for these two? They knew what was going on and profited handsomely. Will they also be indicted? I think they should. If you drive the getaway car in a holdup and stand to profit from the robbery aren’t you just as guilty as the person who went into the liqueur store with the gun? They did the same thing except they used a telephone as their choice of weapon. Shouldn’t their homes be taken away from them also? Why should they get off scot-free?