Man who defrauded teachers to gamble $1.2M gets 57 months
09-05-2024 12:05 via staradvertiser.com

Man who defrauded teachers to gamble $1.2M gets 57 months

A 48-year-old Kona man will spend nearly five years in federal prison and must pay back more than $1.2 million he conned 42 teachers and friends into investing in a fake online lei business to feed his lavish Las Vegas gambling habit.
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