Addict Fueled Gambling by Scamming an Elderly Man
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Brian James Wilson scammed an elderly man and took all his savings. He lied that he was about to invest the money in groundbreaking projects but used it to fuel his gambling addiction.
Wilson took almost $2 million from his victim. The victim was selling his Mount Martha home for $1.6 million. Wilson helped him move to a retirement home. Two months later, Wilson started persuading him to help him with his business endeavors. He promised to invest in profitable business ventures and share the profits. One of them was investing in a new product that cleans milk.
Wilson spent his victim's money on online gambling. He deposited over $2.8 million into sports betting accounts between August 2018 and November 2019. Wilson pleaded guilty to two counts of using deception to obtain property and nine counts for obtaining financial advantage by deception.
