弗罗斯特被指控犯有1.4亿美元的黑客骗局. Frost charged with $140M Ponzi scheme fraud.

埃德温·布兰特·弗罗斯特四世，68岁，前佐治亚州纽南第一自由建筑与贷款公司总裁，被控与涉嫌1.4亿美元庞氏骗局相关的电信欺诈。 Edwin Brant Frost IV, 68, former president of the Newnan, Georgia-based First Liberty Building and Loan, has been charged with wire fraud related to an alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme. 检察官指控弗罗斯特在2021年至2025年间欺骗了至少300名投资者,承诺借贷的高回报率,同时使用新投资者的基金支付早期投资人并覆盖超过500万美元的个人开销. Prosecutors allege Frost deceived at least 300 investors between 2021 and 2025 by promising high returns on bridge loans, while using new investor funds to pay earlier investors and covering over $5 million in personal expenses. 弗罗斯特在一份声明中表示无罪, 并以保释金获释. Frost entered a not guilty plea and was released on bail.