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Brooklyn financial advisor Marat Likhtenstein indicted on charges of running a $800,000 Ponzi scheme, defrauding five clients.
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.
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.
The victims, all Brooklyn residents, lost between $32,400 and $378,500.
Likhtenstein, a licensed financial advisor and insurance agent, was previously charged in March 2025 in a separate case involving about $1 million in losses.
He was arraigned on 10 counts, released without bail, and is scheduled to return to court in April.
The Brooklyn District Attorney called the alleged fraud a breach of trust.
El asesor financiero de Brooklyn Marat Likhtenstein acusado por cargos de dirigir un esquema Ponzi de $800,000, defraudando a cinco clientes.