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78-year-old Danville financial adviser sentenced to 9 years in prison for $12 million Ponzi scheme

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Edwin Lickiss, a 78-year-old financial adviser from Danville, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding his friends, members of his church and even his own family in a $12 million scheme that lasted nearly 30 years.

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  1. KION Central Coast

    Danville financial advisor, 78, sentenced to 9 years in prison for $9.5 million Ponzi scheme (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Carlos E. Castañeda A former East Bay financial adviser was sentenced on Wednesday to nine years in federal prison for running a decades-long Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of nearly $10 million, authorities said. Edwin Emmett “Mike” Lickiss, Jr.

  2. ABC 7 San Francisco

    78-year-old Danville financial adviser sentenced to 9 years in prison for $12 million Ponzi scheme (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Edwin Lickiss, a 78-year-old financial adviser from Danville, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding his friends, members of his church and even his own family in a $12 million scheme that lasted nearly 30 years.

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