{"id":4579,"date":"2008-03-10T10:16:16","date_gmt":"2008-03-10T10:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com\/2008\/03\/boiler_room_boss_pleads_guilty"},"modified":"2008-03-10T10:16:16","modified_gmt":"2008-03-10T10:16:16","slug":"boiler-room-boss-pleads-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/boiler-room-boss-pleads-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"Holston, Young, Parker &#038; Associates Operator  Pleads Guilty to $6.5 Million Forex Investor Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tHolston, Young, Parker &amp; Associates Operator Boris Shuster has pled guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud and 13 counts of mail fraud in a foreign currency exchange scam that cost approximately $6.5 million and affected over 200 investors. <\/p>\n<p>Shuster, also known as &#8220;Robert,&#8221; was sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison and ordered to pay $6.432 million in restitution, a $10,000 fine, and $7.895 million in disgorgement. New York prosecutors had tried to obtain a sentence of 20 to 25 years in prison for Shuster. He had already been sentenced to five years in prison for a different forex scheme. <\/p>\n<p>According to prosecutors, Holston, Young, Parker &amp; Associates is a fraudulent forex firm. The other owners and employees have also pled guilty to criminal charges related to the scam.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/boiler-room-boss-pleads-guilty\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Holston, Young, Parker &#038; Associates Operator  Pleads Guilty to $6.5 Million Forex Investor Scam\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holston, Young, Parker &amp; Associates Operator Boris Shuster has pled guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud and 13 counts of mail fraud in a foreign currency exchange scam that cost approximately $6.5 million and affected over 200 investors. 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