{"id":58918,"date":"2025-05-19T16:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T23:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58918"},"modified":"2025-05-19T16:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T23:43:57","slug":"58918","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58918","title":{"rendered":"Investment Advisor Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Stealing Nearly $2.3 Million From Elderly Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"240\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"52\">LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"240\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">A Santa Maria investment advisor was sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison Monday for stealing approximately $2.25 million from elderly clients, including some in end-of-life care, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"684\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Julie Anne Darrah, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"684\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">U.S. District Judge Otis D. 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According to authorities, the SEC also filed a civil case, and Darrah has been ordered to pay more than $2.4 million<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56038 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fraud-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"fraud\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fraud-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fraud-stockpack-adobe-stock-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fraud-stockpack-adobe-stock-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fraud-stockpack-adobe-stock.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"684\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">From 2016 to 2023, she exploited her role as a trusted advisor to gain control over clients\u2019 assets, often convincing them to sign documents granting her power of attorney or trustee authority. 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