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Hedge fund manager/CCO sentenced 4 years for ‘Ponzi-like’ scheme
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-09-02T16:55:00
Jason Rhodes, the co-founder and chief risk and compliance officer of a Connecticut-based investment fund, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $25 million in restitution for his role in a “Ponzi-like” scheme.
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