EASTON, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania man is headed to trial on charges he ran a bogus investment scam that bilked dozens of people out of a total of $10 million.
More than 50 people packed last week's preliminary hearing for 67-year-old Richard Freer in Northampton County Court.
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Authorities contend the Palmer Township financial adviser masterminded a massive scheme that bilked 90 people, most of them elderly, out of tens of thousands of dollars in savings and retirement funds.
