- Apopka schools received and fully spent over $75,000 in donations from Goliath Ventures for school clubs and a band trip to London.
- Bankruptcy proceedings have subpoenaed records of charities receiving funds from Goliath Ventures, raising the possibility they must return donations.
- Christopher Alexander Delgado is charged with wire fraud and money laundering related to a $328 million Ponzi scheme involving his company Goliath Ventures.
Apopka schools received and fully spent tens of thousands of dollars in donations from a Central Florida businessman now facing federal fraud charges, according to records provided by Orange County Public Schools (OCPS).
Christopher Alexander Delgado, 34, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with his company, Goliath Ventures, which federal investigators allege operated as a Ponzi scheme involving at least $328 million in investor funds, according to a criminal complaint.
The charges are allegations, and Delgado is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. If convicted on all counts, Delgado faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida…