US Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida loses $18M in fraud scheme | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News Source
Subscribe

Would you like to subscribe to our newsletter?

Current Conditions Cloudy  3.2°C

US Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida loses $18M in fraud scheme

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla. listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Court papers show Grayson lost $18 million in a scheme that cheated him and more than 100 other people out of money. Grayson should have been able to cash in on tens of millions of dollars in returns on his stock portfolio, but prosecutors say the Virginia man behind the scheme sold the stocks out from under Grayson when they should have been kept as loan collateral. Court papers show a Florida congressman lost $18 million in a scheme that cheated him and more than 100 other people out of money. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

MCLEAN, Va. - Court papers show a Florida congressman lost $18 million in a scheme that cheated him and more than 100 other people out of money.

Florida Democrat Alan Grayson should have been able to cash in on tens of millions of dollars in returns on his stock portfolio, but prosecutors say the Virginia man behind the scheme sold the stocks out from under Grayson when they should have been kept as loan collateral.

William Dean Chapman, of Sterling, Va., was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday for cheating 122 investors out of more than $35 million.

Court papers indicate no wrongdoing on Grayson's part. His name was supposed to be withheld from the documents, but showed up in two motions. The congressman confirmed Monday he lost money in the fraud.

News from © The Associated Press, 2013
The Associated Press

  • Popular kelowna News
View Site in: Desktop | Mobile