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Cases / Investment funds & advisory

Philip Elvin Riehl

ReportedJul 20, 2020
LocationBethel Township, PA
Amount$60,000,000

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Industry
Accounting / purported local business investments
How investors were recruited
Existing tax-prep and accounting clients in Amish and Mennonite communities of Berks County; affinity fraud using his standing as a community member
Pitch & red flags
Claimed he would invest money in local businesses "offering a solid return"; misrepresented the safety and security of the investments

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Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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