BRANFORD, CT (WFSB) -
A Branford man has been arrested on charges
that he cheated investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars
through a pyramid scheme.
Federal prosecutors said
Friday that 42-year-old Feisal Sharif was arrested at his home on
Thursday. A criminal complaint accuses him of running an investment
fraud scheme through First Financial, a firm that he operated out of his
home.
Sharif allegedly created
false account statements to make one victim believe that his $400,000
investment had appreciated to more than $2.2 million.
He is charged with wire
fraud and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. He was released
on $150,000 bond following a court appearance in U.S. District Court in
Bridgeport.
Sharif did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment.
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