Ponzi scheme suspect paid $720K for prayers amid SEC probe

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Authorities and a government witness say a woman cast paranormal spells and spent nearly three-quarters of a million dollars on prayers in a desperate attempt to ward off charges that she orchestrated a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
Puja.net website operator Benjamin Collins testified this week in Dawn Bennett’s trial that the investment adviser paid him approximately $720,000 to arrange for Hindu priests in India to perform religious ceremonies meant to eas