Ex-chief compliance officer pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme
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Jaclyn Jaeger2022-03-30T20:12:00
Vania May Bell, the former chief compliance officer and controller of Executive Compensation Planners, pleaded guilty for participating in a Ponzi scheme with her father that defrauded clients out of more than $11 million.
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