"The co-conspirators’ largest and most egregious fraud was perpetrated against Lottery Victim 3, the winner of a $1.5 billion lottery, and the client whom Kurland touted most in marketing his practice. Kurland and his firm charged Lottery Victim 3 an initial $200,000 payment, and $50,000 monthly fees thereafter. As with the other Lottery Victims, however, Lottery Victim 3 did not know that Kurland was siphoning off additional money from his/her winnings. Like Lottery Victim 2, Lottery Victim 3 told Kurland that he/she was only interested in conservative investments, and understood that Kurland’s recommendations were in line with that preference. As with the other Lottery Victims, Kurland persuaded Lottery Victim 3 to invest in seemingly independent entities that were, in reality, connected to the defendants. In total, Kurland persuaded Lottery Victim 3 to invest over $60 million in various entities that are tied to the co-conspirators, and Kurland transferred an additional $19.5 million from an account held by Lottery Victim 3 without his/her knowledge, much less authorization. The co-conspirators have lost more than $70 million of Lottery Victim 3’s money."
This was on the local TV news tonight: