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| Subject | Man charged in U.S. with stealing $450 million from Mexican billionaire in loan scheme |
| From | Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> |
| Date | 2026-05-07 11:01 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <20260507.110110.308b9b9b@msgid.frell.theremailer.net> (permalink) |
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A con artist using multiple aliases created a fake investment company falsely claiming affiliation with the Astor family to dupe a Mexican billionaire out of approximately $450 million. The victim, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, a Mexican media and retail magnate, placed $450 million in company shares as collateral, which were allegedly sold without authorization instead of being held in trust. Vladimir Sklarov, also known as Gregory Mitchell and Mark Simon Bentley, was arrested in Chicago on federal fraud charges unsealed this week by prosecutors in New York. A man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to dupe a Mexican billionaire out of around $450 million in a bogus stock-backed loan scheme, according to a newly unsealed U.S. indictment and other court records. Vladimir Sklarov, 63, also known as Gregory Mitchell and Mark Simon Bentley, set up a sham company, Astor Asset Group, that purported to be a legitimate and experienced loan provider that was connected to the Astors, federal prosecutors said. The storied New York family included John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest men in America in the mid-19th century. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-05-06/man-charged-in-u-s- with-stealing-450-million-from-mexican-billionaire-in-loan-scheme
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Man charged in U.S. with stealing $450 million from Mexican billionaire in loan scheme Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> - 2026-05-07 11:01 +0200
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