LOS ANGELES - A judge sentenced investment manager Reed Slatkin to 14 years in federal prison for running a nearly $600 million Ponzi scheme that bilked hundreds of investors. [snip]Slatkin paid some investors returns that were largely made up of funds raised from other investors, prosecutors said.
His clients included actor Joe Pantoliano, model Cheryl Tiegs and television personality Greta Van Susteren. His more notable clients were among the few who were repaid more than they invested.
Slatkin's attorneys claimed he was influenced by the Church of Scientology, from which he has been ousted. His attorneys said investors who were paid donated between $25 million and $50 million to the church, an arrangement Slatkin was afraid to end.
David Schindler, an attorney for the Church of Scientology, was present for the sentencing. He said later the comments were outrageous.
Are the David Schindler who was a US Attorney and the David Schindler who is an attorney for Scientology the same David Schindler?
LOS ANGELES (Sep 27, 1996) Mitnick Faces 25 More Federal Counts of Computer Hacking
The 25-count federal indictment against Kevin Mitnick is the biggest development in the sensational case since the self-taught computer whiz was arrested in February 1995 in North Carolina.[snip] With Thursday's indictment, federal prosecutors made good on their vow to hold Mitnick accountable for what they say was a string of hacking crimes that pushed him to the top of the FBI's most-wanted list.
"These are incredibly substantial charges. They involve conducts spanning two and a half years. They involve a systematic scheme to steal proprietary software from a range of victims," Assistant U.S. Attorney David Schindler said in an interview.