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Ex-NFL Player Gets 2½ Years For $5.3M Ponzi Scheme

By Elliot Weld · March 10, 2025, 7:27 PM EDT

A former NFL linebacker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to running a Ponzi scheme in which he bilked $5.3 million from investors...

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. Leake

Case Number

2:24-cr-00533

Court

California Central

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

September 09, 2024

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