Vincent Villafane even looks like a scumbag.
Posted on 12/14/2023 2:05:30 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
A New Jersey wedding photographer scammed dozens of people, including his own friends and family, out of $1 million in a sham investment scheme — and instead used the money on an Audi, gambling and travel, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.
Vincent Villafane — a photographer and graphic designer from Ford, NJ — allegedly tricked his victims into investing tens of thousands of dollars each into scarce computer graphic cards for gaming laptops, claiming he could sell them for more than double what they were purchased at, federal prosecutors said.
His victims included elderly people, public employees like police officers and nurses, family members, friends and acquaintances — many of whom “entrusted Villafane with large portions of their savings,” according to the Brooklyn Federal Court indictment.
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“...many of whom “entrusted Villafane with large portions of their savings,...”
I think I see the problem.
Vincent Villafane even looks like a scumbag.
Note: ‘Vinny V’ being a wedding photographer has nothing to do with his scam.
(I’ve shot a couple of weddings. To do it well and unobtrusively is hard, high-pressure work!)
Agreed.
My wedding photographer was excellent. Amazing pictures, great candid and staged shots.
Tom Clancey: Same game, different names
Fords, NJ. The town where the NJ Turnpike, GSP, Rt1, Rt9 and I287 meet. Nice place
Smart. The Graphic cards were used for Bitcoin mining
They must be democrats after so many years getting screwed becomes the norm.
DNC winks
Gullible people scammed by another get rich quick scheme ... if it sound too good to be true ... it is.
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