Former Brentwood Community Council member and Westside entrepreneur to stand trial over alleged smart ring fraud scheme

Federal prosecutors claim the ESOS Rings founder lied about patents and Apple acquisition talks to fleece investors.

Jury selection begins Monday in federal court for a former Brentwood woman accused of running a yearslong securities and wire fraud scheme that lied to investors about wearable payment technology.

Michelle Bisnoff, 57, who also goes by Michelle Angeline Silverstein and Shelly Silverstein, faces criminal counts in front of U.S. District Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani. Now living in Boca Raton, Florida, Bisnoff previously resided in Pacific Palisades, Santa Barbara, and Brentwood…

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