Tag: Richard Horace Mayfield

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
The Coloradoan: Man, 72, Accused Of Ripping Off Fellow Seniors In Ponzi Scheme — Including 100-Year-Old Man

The Coloradoan, citing an arrest affidavit, is reporting that Richard Horace Mayfield, 72, has been charged with ripping off 22 people in a Ponzi scheme. One of the alleged victims is a 100-year-old man. “Most” of the victims were senior citizens, the newspaper reported. Website visitors were told that “Jesus” was the answer to overcoming…

Apr 20, 2011

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