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\"Karen-Elaine-Hanover\"<\/a>
Karen Hanover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SANTA ANA, CALIF.<\/strong> \u2013 A Seal Beach woman was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in federal prison for operating a $1.4 million con that bilked clients who paid money in response to false promises of ownership in commercial real estate.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton<\/strong> sentenced Karen Hanover<\/strong>, 48 and scheduled a hearing to determine how much restitution would be paid to about 45 victims.<\/p>\n

Hanover pleaded guilty last year to one count of mail fraud related to the scheme she ran out of two Long Beach companies \u2013 Commercial Investment Education LLC and Kharmic Life Strategies Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hanover pitched her \u201cFast Track\u201d investment program to investors who attended seminars in Southern California, Dallas and Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n

Victims were induced to invest between $19,000 and $29,000 in the real estate scam.<\/p>\n

In her pitches, Hanover \u201cfalsely represented to the \u2018Fast Trackers\u2019 that she would partner with them in real estate deals, they would receive 100 percent returns on their investments, and she would provide a 100 percent refund if they did not obtain a commercial property within a year,\u201d according to court documents.<\/p>\n

In sentencing papers filed with the court, prosecutors described how some victims invested borrowed money or all of their savings based on Hanover\u2019s purported \u201cguarantees.\u201d<\/p>\n

When victims demanded the return of their money, Hanover engaged in \u201cbullying and intimidation\u201d \u2013 tactics that Judge Staton noted during today\u2019s hearing when she said Hanover caused substantial harm, which was aggravated by threatening victims with jail time if they reported her.<\/p>\n

Hanover was found guilty at trial in October 2011 of impersonating an FBI agent for contacting the victims of her fraud scheme, using a telephone number designed to appear to be associated with the FBI and threatening them with arrest if they told others about her fraudulent conduct.<\/p>\n

As a result of this separate case, Hanover was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.<\/p>\n

This investigation was conducted by the FBI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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