Tag: Anthony Lupas

SENIOR FRAUD CAVALCADE CONTINUES: Ponzi Schemer, 86, Pleads Guilty; Stephen J. Klos Ripped Off Fellow Senior Citizens, Prosecutors Say

Stephen J. Klos, an 86-year-old church usher who sold elderly congregants in the Seattle area into a $3 million Ponzi scheme that began in 2004, has pleaded guilty to 10 counts of securities fraud, the office of King County Prosecuting Attorney Daniel T. Satterberg said. Klos “met several of victims at his church and told…

Jul 31, 2012
Federal Agents Arrest 77-Year-Old Pennsylvania Attorney Amid Swirl Of Ponzi Allegations; Anthony Lupas Charged With Mail Fraud; U.S. Secret Service, IRS Spearhead Probe

Another major Ponzi case appears to be brewing — this one in Pennsylvania, where federal agents were seen carting boxes from the Wilkes-Barre office of attorney Anthony Lupas. Lupas, the former solicitor of the Wilkes-Barre School District, is 77. He now joins a number of alleged swindlers over the age of 65 implicated in fraud…

Mar 30, 2012

SENIOR FRAUD CAVALCADE CONTINUES: Ponzi Schemer, 86, Pleads Guilty; Stephen J. Klos Ripped Off Fellow Senior Citizens, Prosecutors Say