Stanislaus County accountant pleads guilty in $7 million Ponzi scheme

A Stanislaus County tax preparer and accountant is facing multiple years in prison after pleading guilty to a long-running Ponzi scheme that duped dozens of investors out of more than $7 million dollars, federal authorities said.

Turlock resident Antonio Honorato Silveira, 50, pleaded guilty on Monday to wire fraud in a scheme that began in 2011, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California Eric Grant announced in a press release…

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