A Delray Beach financial adviser is facing felony charges after investigators say he pulled off a $30,000 sham investment deal on an elderly Palm Beach County woman, steering money she believed was going into safe certificates of deposit into his own pocket instead.
How deputies say the scheme worked
According to deputies, the woman first met 58-year-old Gregg Brian Weiss while seeking help with her will and a durable power of attorney. She paid him to prepare those documents, then later handed over funds for what she was told would be two certificates of deposit. Family members stepped in after spotting incomplete paperwork and unusual bank activity, and investigators say Weiss ultimately obtained $30,000 between December 2024 and February 2025 for…..