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Former Broker Dorian Garcia Pleads Guilty for Role in $7m Investment Fraud

U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced this week that former broker Dorian Garcia pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his role in a $7 million investment scheme that targeted approximately 100 investors. He still awaits sentencing, which could include up to 20 years in federal prison, but he will be required to pay more than $3 million in victim restitution.

Garcia’s misconduct took place between February 2009 and April 2-15, according to his plea. Out of the $7,348,620 he was able to get from his customers, he paid back $3,990,285 of it. The plea agreement explains that Garcia solicited investments by making false and misleading statements to potential investors, including guarantees that investors would receive specific returns on their investments over a concrete period. Garcia also admitted to creating and sending out false bank statements to his customers so that they through their account balances were higher than they truly were.

According to the plea agreement, Garcia did not use his customers’ money as he promised, but instead diverted some of it for personal expenses and used money from newer investors to pay back earlier investors. Garcia admitted to making false and misleading statements to investors when they started to ask for their money back, which he allegedly did because he did not have the money to pay them back.

The plea agreement also states that Garcia encouraged some of his customers to lie about their investments with him, telling them to say they invested with Garcia’s companies, when in reality they were giving the money to Garcia personally.

Before you invest, ask your broker extensive questions. We have provided a list of helpful questions for you to discuss with your broker before you commit to an investment. If you trusted your financial advisor with your investments and you lost a substantial amount of money, contact Meyer Wilson today for a free case review to tell us what happened.

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