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    1 BrettA.Amendola,37,ofAshburnpleadguiltyApril4fordefraudingmorethan$3.8million frominvestorsthroughaPonzischemeinvolvinghispurportedpurchaseofagolfcoursein LoudounCounty. TheLoudounCountySheriffsOfficepartneredwiththeFBIintheinvestigationofan Ashburnmansdefraudingscheme. Amendola,whowasprosecutedbyAssistantU.S.AttorneyJamesP.Gillis,pleadguiltyto wirefraudandfacesamaximumpenaltyof20yearsinprisonduringhissentencingJune29. Accordingtoauthorities,Amendolapersuadedvariousinvestorstoprovidehimwithshort termfundingthatwouldbeheldinescrowtofulfillarequirementbyhislendertopurchase theBeaconHillGolfCourseoutsideofLeesburg.Accordingtodocuments,Amendola promisedthatthemoneywouldbereturnedtotheinvestorswithinterestwithindays. Amendoladivertedtheinvestorsmoneytohisownusewhichincludedfundinghisand familymemberstradingaccounts,makingpaymentstoinvestorsinthisandotherschemes andpayingforpersonalexpenses,areleasesaid. Amendolaalsoposedastheattorneyrepresentingtheescrowaccountoverthephoneandin emailmessages,thereleasesaid.Thisleadinvestigatorstobelievethatthefundswouldbe wiredtofinancialaccountscontrolledbytheescrowattorney,whichinturnwasAmendola. ThecasewasinvestigatedbytheFBIsWashingtonFieldOfficeandLoudounCounty SheriffsOffice. 1 VARealEstateAttorney ExperiencedRealEstateAttorney703.225.3440
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    Ifyouaregoingtoswindle$3.8/millionfrompeople,wouldntthebestideato evadejailtimeistobookaflighttoanonextraditioncountrybeforethose folksstartasking,WheresmyMoney/Investment?Youmightalsowantto renounceyourUSCitizenship,getanewidentity,andthenhideyourmoneyin aSwissbankaccount.

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