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Firm Watch

Feb. 26, 2008

Defendant, 81, Gets 28 Years in Prison for Ponzi Scheme

Rejecting defense lawyers' request for leniency, a Riverside County judge sentenced John Heath, 81, to 28 years in state prison Friday for participating in one of the largest Ponzi schemes to target the elderly in the state's history.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      CORONA - Rejecting defense lawyers' request for leniency, a Riverside County judge sentenced an 81-year-old man to 28 years in state prison Friday for participating in one of the largest Ponzi schemes to target the elderly in the state's history.
      In handing down the sentence, Judge Ronald Taylor sa...

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