Category: investment scheme

Sherman Oaks Man Could Face 20 Years in Prison for Investment Scheme

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Sherman Oaks man has been convicted of defrauding 40 investors out of $6 million in a business he ran with his brother out of their parents’ home, federal prosecutors said Feb. 15. Sassi Mizrahi, 58, was convicted Tuesday of five counts of wire fraud, with jurors acquitting him of one wire fraud…


Ohio Jury Convicts Man Who Claimed to Be African Prince on Fraud Crimes

A federal jury has convicted a man of 10 federal fraud charges involving an $800,000 investment scheme in which he claimed to be a “prince” and a “prophet.” Daryl Robert Harrison, 44, was convicted after a jury deliberated at least 15 hours over the course of two days, concluding a two-week trial in U.S. District…


Man Known as ‘Prince’ and ‘Prophet’ Awaits Jury’s Decision in Alleged $800,000 Scam

When asked whether he is an African prince, Daryl Robert Harrison, an Ohio-born man who stands accused in an investment scheme told a federal jury: “Yes. It’s been validated.” Harrison said that was by virtue of a 2015 letter from an African king bestowing him with the title, “Prince Daryl Attipoe.” But authorities say the…