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Ponzi scheme convict wants prison release due to pandemic

| July 14, 2020 6:27 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man sentenced to nearly 20 years only nine months ago for running a $100 million Ponzi scheme is hoping a federal judge will order his release from prison because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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