布鲁克林金融顾问 Marat Likhtenstein 被控 经营80万美元的庞氏阴谋 诈骗5个客户 Brooklyn financial advisor Marat Likhtenstein indicted on charges of running a $800,000 Ponzi scheme, defrauding five clients.

一位65岁的布鲁克林财务顾问Marat Likhtenstein被指控经营一个庞氏阴谋,据称在2022年10月至2026年2月期间诈骗了5名超过80万美元的客户。 Marat Likhtenstein, a 65-year-old Brooklyn financial advisor, has been indicted on charges of running a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded five clients of over $800,000 between October 2022 and February 2026. 检察官说,他承诺通过期票获得高达30%的回报,声称投资是在未披露的企业,而是用资金用于个人开支和支付较早的受害者。 Prosecutors say he promised up to 30% returns via promissory notes, claiming investments were in undisclosed ventures, but instead used funds for personal expenses and to pay earlier victims. 受害者都是布鲁克林的居民,损失在32,400美元至378,500美元之间。 The victims, all Brooklyn residents, lost between $32,400 and $378,500. Likhtenstein是一名领有执照的财务顾问和保险代理人,曾在2025年3月在一个涉及约100万美元损失的单独案件中被收取费用。 Likhtenstein, a licensed financial advisor and insurance agent, was previously charged in March 2025 in a separate case involving about $1 million in losses. 他因10项罪状被传讯,无保释释放,并计划于4月返回法院。 He was arraigned on 10 counts, released without bail, and is scheduled to return to court in April. 布鲁克林地区检察官称所指控的欺诈是违反信任的行为。 The Brooklyn District Attorney called the alleged fraud a breach of trust.