DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Ohio Department of Commerce is looking for more potential victims after a Butler Township couple was indicted for allegedly leading a Ponzi scheme that took in approximately $11.5 million.
Wayne and Susan Essex were booked into Montgomery County Jail Thursday, facing nearly 200 counts combined for allegedly taking money from victims as investment opportunities and using it to buy a new house and car and even hire a personal chef.
The pair could face life sentences.
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The Ohio Department of Commerce, which is also investigating the case along with Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr.’s office, said that one of the 25 victims identified so far actually resides outside of Ohio…