A Florida man who once lived in Illinois has been charged with swindling at least $180,000 from four people by lying to them about short-term investment opportunities.
Makaio’ Kekoa, 39, has been charged with two counts of wire fraud.
Federal prosecutors in Chicago said, between 2019 and 2022, Kekoa told four people in Illinois that he could invest their money in short-term, high-yield investments that never actually existed. Instead, Kekoa allegedly spent the money on personal expenses, including gambling…