Con Man Who Faked Ties to Steph Curry Gets 7 Years in Ponzi Plot

A Canadian conman who faked ties with NBA star Stephen Curry and other celebrities was sentenced to 87 months in prison for heading a $7.5 million Ponzi scheme.

Khemraj Dave Hardat pleaded guilty in April to five counts of wire fraud after being accused of posing as a successful business entrepreneur.

Hardat duped investors into believing he had a doctorate and major contacts in the beverage industry, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California said in an announcement Aug. 12.

The sentencing judge said Hardat was “not a misguided businessman,” but a “very skillful fraudster,” according to ...