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Law Practice

Sep. 29, 2008

Man Sentenced to 127 Years for Massive Elder Fraud Scheme

In what he described as one of the most serious cases of elder fraud in the state’s history, a Superior Court judge Friday sentenced a Chino Hills businessman to 127 years in prison for leading a scheme to bilk 1,800 mostly elderly victims out of $117 million between 1993 and 2004.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE - In what he described as one of the most serious cases of elder fraud in the state's history, a Superior Court judge Friday sentenced a Chino Hills businessman to 127 years in prison for leading a scheme to bilk 1,800 mostly elderly victims out of $117 million between 1993 and 2004.

In handing down the statutory maximum sentence for Daniel W. Heath, Judge Ronald L. Taylor said the defendant "rui...

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