The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has launched a fraud investigation after the owner of an Ocala-based financial advisory firm was accused of stealing nearly $200,000 from one of his clients.
On Tuesday, August 12, MCSO stated on social media that a Marion County resident recently reported that Michael Hainsworth, owner of Hainsworth Wealth Advisory, LLC, had stolen a large sum of money from them.
According to MCSO, Hainsworth had promised to invest the victim’s money in bonds over a five-year period with monthly payments. However, the victim advised that those payments eventually stopped…