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The FBI arrested Pizzolato on Nov. 20 after a grand jury indicted him on charges that include securities fraud,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, money laundering and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors said he defrauded about 160 investors out of roughly $19.5 million and used some of the money to pay for cars, cruises,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, sports tickets and a house.
Matthew Pizzolato's attorney,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, Dylan Utley,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, said in a court filing Monday that his client can't afford to pay him for his legal services. Utley said he can't afford to defend Pizzolato without compensation.
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A lawyer for a Louisiana businessman charged with defrauding investors out of nearly $20 million in an alleged Ponzi scheme has asked to withdraw from the case.
U.S. District Judge Lance Africk didn't immediately rule on Utley's request.
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La. suspect's lawyer asks out of Ponzi scheme case