The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is reporting that Ponzi swinder Beau Diamond has been sentenced to 186 months in federal prison.
Sentencing court was conducted this morning.
The Diamond case is among a number of complex Ponzi or fraud-scheme investigations undertaken by federal prosecutors and investigators in the Middle District of Florida.
Others include Traders International Returns Network (TIRN), Evolution Marketing Group/FinanzasForex, the Alpha Trade Group case and the David A. Smith/OLINT case. Prosecutors and investigators in the region also have had a role in the AdSurfDaily case.