Village Of Oak Creek
CRIME & SAFETY
Arizona husband, wife claim family friend defrauded them of over $1 million in investment scam
PHOENIX — A husband and wife submitted a report that a family friend defrauded them of an excess of $1 million, authorities announced Saturday. The couple, who lives in the Village of Oak Creek in Sedona, said 32-year-old Nicholas Silvestri traded fake gold and silver bars to pay for the bullion investments. Silvestri had been helping them invest in gold and silver bullion over the past few years, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
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