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flag Brooklyn financial advisor Marat Likhtenstein indicted on charges of running a $800,000 Ponzi scheme, defrauding five clients.

flag Marat Likhtenstein, a 65-year-old Brooklyn financial advisor, has been indicted on charges of running a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded five clients of over $800,000 between October 2022 and February 2026. flag Prosecutors say he promised up to 30% returns via promissory notes, claiming investments were in undisclosed ventures, but instead used funds for personal expenses and to pay earlier victims. flag The victims, all Brooklyn residents, lost between $32,400 and $378,500. flag Likhtenstein, a licensed financial advisor and insurance agent, was previously charged in March 2025 in a separate case involving about $1 million in losses. flag He was arraigned on 10 counts, released without bail, and is scheduled to return to court in April. flag The Brooklyn District Attorney called the alleged fraud a breach of trust.

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