NORTH CAROLINANine Individuals Now Indicted for $2.5 Million Investment Fraud SchemeOn April 27, a Western District of North Carolina grand jury…
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Nine Individuals Now Indicted for $2.5 Million Investment Fraud Scheme
On April 27, a Western District of North Carolina grand jury indicted six individuals in connection with a high-yield investment scheme that allegedly bilked $2.5 million from investors. Ludmilda O.
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