A Massachusetts investment advisor has been charged in a scheme to defraud two clients out of more than $750,000.

Ryan Nestor of Marblehead was accused Monday of misappropriating the money by investing it in California-based AOB Commerce Inc., which purported to make loans to companies in Asia.

In 2007 the Securities and Exchange Commission accused AOB of using invested funds in a Ponzi scheme, to repay interest due to other investors. Prosecutors said Nestor expected to receive part of the returns. AOB has said it believed it was following the law.

Nestor’s attorney, Peter Krupp, said Nestor did not know the investment he made on behalf of his clients was not legitimate and "deeply regrets" their losses. Krupp said Nestor also lost some of his own money and is cooperating with the government. (AP)

Mass. Advisor Accused Of Misusing Client Funds

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