Earl Jones (investment advisor)

Earl Jones
Born
Bertram Earl Jones

(1942-06-24) June 24, 1942 (age 82)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationFormer owner of investment advising business
Motivemoney, lavish lifestyle
Criminal chargeFraud
Penalty11 years in prison

Bertram Earl Jones (born June 24, 1942) is a Canadian unlicensed investment adviser who pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that CBC News has reported cost his victims "a conservative estimate of about $51.3 million taken between 1982 and 2009".[1] After pleading guilty to two charges of fraud in 2010, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison.[1] After serving four years of his sentence, Jones was released on March 20, 2014.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Earl Jones gets 11 years for $50M fraud". CBC News. February 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  2. ^ "Earl Jones, Quebec Ponzi-scheme fraudster, gets out of prison | CBC News".