Press Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland
Jay B. Ledford, age 55, of Westlake, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and a money-laundering transaction in excess of $10,000, arising from a $550 million investment fraud scheme that operated from 2013 through September 2018. Co-defendants Kevin B. Merrill, age 53, of Towson, Maryland, and Cameron R. Jezierski, age 28, of Fort Worth, Texas, previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a parallel civil complaint in this matter.
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Jay B. Ledford, age 55, of Westlake, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and a money-laundering transaction in excess of $10,000, arising from a $550 million investment fraud scheme that operated from 2013 through September 2018. Co-defendants Kevin B. Merrill, age 53, of Towson, Maryland, and Cameron R. Jezierski, age 28, of Fort Worth, Texas, previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the scheme. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a parallel civil complaint in this matter.
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