Reed Slatkin
Reed Eliot Slatkin (January 22, 1949 – June 23, 2015) was an initial investor and co-founder of EarthLink and the perpetrator of one of the largest Ponzi schemes in the United States since that conducted by Charles Ponzi himself.
Reed Slatkin | |
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| Born | Reed Eliot Slatkin January 22, 1949 Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Died | June 23, 2015 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Former investment manager |
| Criminal status | USP Lompoc: released on 6 July 2013 |
| Motive | Ponzi scheme |
| Conviction(s) | Guilty plea, 15 counts: mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice |
| Criminal penalty | 14 years in U.S. federal prison |
Slatkin had been an ordained Scientology minister since 1975. Around 1984, he changed from being a full-time minister to becoming a self-employed investor, and many of his investment clients and victims were also Scientologists.
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