{"id":249778,"date":"2022-12-26T19:43:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T01:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=249778"},"modified":"2022-12-26T23:44:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T05:44:07","slug":"las-vegas-life-coach-arrested-for-gambling-away-millions-in-ponzi-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-life-coach-arrested-for-gambling-away-millions-in-ponzi-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas \u2018Life Coach\u2019 Arrested for Gambling Away Millions in Ponzi Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Las Vegas man is in custody for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme in which he pretended to invest for clients in the stock market and on sports bets, promising them returns from 1% to 52%. Instead, their money funded a personal gambling addiction that saw him lose millions of their dollars in Las Vegas casinos.<\/p>\n
Rodney Buckle, 65, was arrested on Dec. 13, on a warrant for charges including securities fraud and theft, according to court documents identified by KLAS-TV. <\/em>Buckle\u2019s codefendant, Warisra Stevens, pleaded guilty last year to securities fraud and theft conspiracy charges. A judge sentenced her to a minimum of 19 months in prison.<\/p>\n