{"id":50786,"date":"2022-09-06T20:23:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T03:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=50786"},"modified":"2022-09-06T20:23:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T03:23:41","slug":"former-stockbroker-con-man-sentenced-to-61-2-years-in-prison-for-3-2-million-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=50786","title":{"rendered":"Former Stockbroker Con Man Sentenced to 61\/2 Years in Prison for $3.2 Million Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0SANTA ANA, California\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/s2rcajbbxx0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50789 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/s2rcajbbxx0-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"brown wooden pipe in dark room\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/s2rcajbbxx0-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/s2rcajbbxx0-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/s2rcajbbxx0-768x1114.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/s2rcajbbxx0.jpg 827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a>A former licensed stockbroker was sentenced Tuesday to six years and six months in federal prison for committing several felonies, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">This included running a securities fraud scheme in which he targeted low-income Hispanic victims to obtain more than $3.2 million via false promises of high returns from construction loans, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 U.S. District Judge David O. Carter sentenced Robert Louis Cirillo, 61, of Chino Hills.\u00a0 Judge Carter also ordered him to pay $3.9 million in restitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cirillo pleaded guilty on June 28 to one count of securities fraud, one count of filing a false tax return, and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-wrapper\"><main class=\"page-main\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-main-content\">\n<article class=\"story\">\n<div class=\"page-lead-media\">\n<figure class=\"figure\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/155dfb9\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4214x2833+0+0\/resize\/320x215!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbb%2Fdc826c37418e92ca5d8093da5007%2F3043548-la-me-oc-homeless02-sik.JPG 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/6fbc124\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4214x2833+0+0\/resize\/568x382!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbb%2Fdc826c37418e92ca5d8093da5007%2F3043548-la-me-oc-homeless02-sik.JPG 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b126064\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4214x2833+0+0\/resize\/768x517!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbb%2Fdc826c37418e92ca5d8093da5007%2F3043548-la-me-oc-homeless02-sik.JPG 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/0e1f907\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4214x2833+0+0\/resize\/840x565!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbb%2Fdc826c37418e92ca5d8093da5007%2F3043548-la-me-oc-homeless02-sik.JPG 840w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2caf1c3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4214x2833+0+0\/resize\/840x565!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbb%2Fdc826c37418e92ca5d8093da5007%2F3043548-la-me-oc-homeless02-sik.JPG\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b297e61\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4214x2833+0+0\/resize\/320x215!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbb%2Fdc826c37418e92ca5d8093da5007%2F3043548-la-me-oc-homeless02-sik.JPG 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/4209350\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4214x2833+0+0\/resize\/568x382!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbb%2Fdc826c37418e92ca5d8093da5007%2F3043548-la-me-oc-homeless02-sik.JPG 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/342aeff\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4214x2833+0+0\/resize\/768x517!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbb%2Fdc826c37418e92ca5d8093da5007%2F3043548-la-me-oc-homeless02-sik.JPG 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2caf1c3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4214x2833+0+0\/resize\/840x565!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fbb%2Fdc826c37418e92ca5d8093da5007%2F3043548-la-me-oc-homeless02-sik.JPG 840w\" alt=\"Three people stand outdoors.\" width=\"840\" height=\"565\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<div class=\"figure-caption\"><strong>U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, right, ordered Robert Louis Cirillo to pay more than $3.9 million in restitution, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"figure-credit\"><strong>(Irfan Khan \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From 2014 to 2021, Cirillo deceived more than 100 victims by lying to them that he would be investing their funds in short-term construction loans that would pay large return rates that ranged from 15% to 30% for a period of up to 90 days, federal prosecutors stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3918 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>As part of the scheme, Cirillo showed actual and prospective victim-investors fabricated bank statements that purported to show the investments\u2019 growth, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In fact, Cirillo never invested the victims\u2019 money and instead used it for his own personal expenses, including credit card payments, a trip to Las Vegas, and two automobiles \u2013 a Jeep and an Alfa Romeo, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cirillo targeted members of the Hispanic community, many of whom were of limited means, for his fraudulent scheme. One victim invested her life savings of $20,000 in Cirillo\u2019s scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50477 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/qtq80-79ONyS-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Cirillo admitted in his plea agreement to threatening his victims once they began to realize that he had defrauded them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">For example, in July 2019, Cirillo said that if one of the victims tried to sue him, that victim could go \u201cfor the [expletive] hole in the [expletive] desert. Tell him to test me,\u201d according to court documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1073 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2.jpg 299w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-265x168.jpg 265w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-284x180.jpg 284w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-274x173.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/>In a separate scheme that occurred in the spring of 2021, Cirillo participated in a \u201cgrandparent scam\u201d in which a senior citizen was tricked into believing that his grandson had been arrested for possessing illegal narcotics, which was false. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Cirillo\u2019s co-conspirators convinced the 82-year-old victim to send $400,000 for his grandson\u2019s \u201cbail\u201d to a bank account that Cirillo had opened and controlled. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Cirillo used some of that victim\u2019s money for his own personal benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cirillo also filed false income tax returns for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 by failing to report a total of more than $3 million in income. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">For example, on his 2017 federal income tax return, Cirillo reported a total income of $30,985, which failed to include more than $1.9 million in income he received from his investment fraud scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6172 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Insider-Trading-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Insider-Trading-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Insider-Trading-45x35.jpg 45w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/FBI-Insider-Trading.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Cirillo\u2019s investment fraud resulted in a total loss of $3,237,262; his conspiracy to defraud the senior citizen resulted in a total loss of $400,000, and the total tax loss incurred was $675,898.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors argued, \u201c[Cirillo\u2019s] behavior was despicable, particularly because he was engaging in an affinity crime by exploiting members of the Hispanic community, most of whom were of modest means, and some of whom lost their life savings to [him].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation investigated this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles E. Pell of the Santa Ana Branch Office prosecuted this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv4610473189MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0SANTA ANA, California\u00a0 A former licensed stockbroker was sentenced Tuesday to six years and six months in federal prison for committing several felonies, according to officials. 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