An entrepreneur from the area has admitted to defrauding investors of nearly $1 million. Joseph Cimino, the founder of a tequila brand based in the Hudson Valley, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 15 to securities and wire fraud charges. As part of the plea, the 57-year-old Cimino, a resident of […]
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Provo entrepreneur who appeared on ‘Shark Tank’ charged with defrauding woman
Nate Holzapfel, of Provo, appears on the “Shark Tank” TV show to describe belts his company makes. Holzapfel now faces criminal charges accusing him of defrauding a woman out of nearly $200,000 and investigators believe he may have victimized others. He has not worked for the company for seven years. […]