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Luxury home developer Robert Shapiro arrested on federal charges over $1.3B Ponzi scheme
A former luxury real estate developer in Los Angeles was arrested on federal charges, accused of deceiving thousands of investors in a Ponzi scheme worth $1.3 billion. The charges against Robert Shapiro, who ran Woodbridge Group of Companies, came Thursday, despite his November settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over similar charges in which he agreed to pay the government $120 million.