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NORTH CAROLINA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"FederalA North Carolina businessman, who provided financial services to professional athletes, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and filing a false 2011 income tax return, officials announced.<\/p>\n

Michael Rowan<\/strong>, 46, a resident of High Point, North Carolina, operated Capital Management Wealth Advisors Inc.(CMG) and APS Management LLC (APS), along with his business partner.<\/p>\n

Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 31. Rowan is facing up to 20 years in prison for the wire fraud count and three years in prison for the false tax return count, officials said.<\/p>\n

Through Wealth Advisors and APS, Rowan provided financial and investment services to professional athletes, including players in the National Football League (NFL).<\/p>\n

From May 2008 through August 2014, Rowan misappropriated about $2.9 million from his clients\u2019 bank accounts.<\/p>\n

For 2009 through 2013, Rowan failed to report the misappropriated funds on his federal income tax returns.<\/p>\n

According to documents filed with the court, Rowan, through Wealth Advisors and APS, contacted prospective NFL Players in college to offer them financial and wealth management services, including bill payment, investment services and financial guidance.<\/p>\n

Once a player was drafted by the NFL, Rowan would enter into a verbal agreement with the player to provide financial services for an annual fee of between $15,000 and $50,000.<\/p>\n

Rowan directed his clients to execute an agency agreement that allowed Rowan access to the clients\u2019 bank accounts.<\/p>\n

Rowan represented to his clients that he would only make transactions that were authorized by the clients and for the clients\u2019 benefit.<\/p>\n

However, Rowan used \u00a0his clients\u2019 bank accounts to transfer over $2.9 million for his own personal benefit and without his clients\u2019 authorization.<\/p>\n

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