Pair sentenced for convincing investors to buy into fake medical marijuana operation
Aaron Pitman and Ryan Goldschmidt deposited $796,000 in investor funds into bank accounts they controlled and used them for personal expenses.
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Aaron Pitman and Ryan Goldschmidt deposited $796,000 in investor funds into bank accounts they controlled and used them for personal expenses.
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Two Greater Cincinnati men who pled guilty to defrauding investors in a fake medical marijuana operation have been sentenced, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce.
Two local men were sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years probation for bilking investors out of nearly $800,000.
Ryan R. Goldschmidt, 39, of Cincinnati, and Aaron Pitman, 35, of Morrow, pleaded guilty recently to two third-degree felonies for aggregated theft; and two second-degree felonies for telecommunications fraud and unlawful securities practices.