{"id":4231,"date":"2017-03-20T20:25:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T01:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=4231"},"modified":"2017-03-20T20:25:04","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T01:25:04","slug":"rhode-island-investment-adviser-goes-prison-21m-ponzi-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/rhode-island-investment-adviser-goes-prison-21m-ponzi-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island Investment Adviser Goes To Prison Over $21M Ponzi Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tClearPath Wealth Management owner and president Patrick Churchville has been sentenced to seven years in prison for bilking investors in a $21M Ponzi scam<\/a>. He also must pay restitution and perform 2,000 hours of community service. <\/p>\n

Churchville also was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2015 over the scam, which the regulator said cost investors at least $11M in losses. According to the SEC, Churchville and his company used newer investors\u2019 money to pay earlier investors, used investor funds as loan collateral for investments, for paying back the loans, and for investments that would benefit ClearPath. He also stole about $2.5M of investors\u2019 money to buy a waterfront home. Churchville employed misleading accounting tactics and engaged in deceptive actions to hide the fraud. <\/p>\n

In 2013, when a lot of ClearPath investors began asking for distributions on their investments, he delayed the scam by lying to them about the investments. Meantime, investors were persuaded that at least part of their investments were still fine even though the funds were gone.<\/p>\n

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ClearPath Wealth Management owner and president Patrick Churchville has been sentenced to seven years in prison for bilking investors in a $21M Ponzi scam. He also must pay restitution and perform 2,000 hours of community service. 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