Seven of the accused were arrested Tuesday and the last is in the process of turning himself in.
The managers are accused of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, unlawful securities practices, telecommunications fraud, aggravated theft, perjury, money laundering and several other financial charges in connection to 741 investments from at least 200 people from January 2011 to December 2021. The indictment alleges the eight defendants solicited investment advisory clients to buy alternative investments from securities issuers without fully disclosing the mangers’ conflicts of interest.
Yost’s office said the indictment follows a multi-year investigation by numerous state agencies. The Division of Securities previously revoked the investment advisor representative licenses of two of the defendants, Doug Miller and Gary Rathbun, for misconduct related to this case. Read the indictment in full below.Eight Toledo financial managers were arrested on April 11, 2023. They're facing dozens of charges for allegedly cheating 200 clients out of $72 million.