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Ponzi schemer sentenced to 11 years, defrauded Travis Kelce

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Siddharth Jawahar has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for orchestrating a $35 million Ponzi scheme through his firm, Swiftarc Capital. He defrauded investors by falsely claiming their money was generating strong returns, while in reality, he invested most of it in a single overseas company that collapsed. Jawahar used funds from new investors to pay off earlier ones and spent the illicit gains on personal luxuries, including private jets and exclusive club memberships. AI

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Ponzi schemer sentenced to 11 years, defrauded Travis Kelce

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Catherina Gioino ·

    Man sentenced in $35 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded Travis Kelce: ‘He did this out of greed’

    He also asked to be married to his fiance while in prison.

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