Los Angeles, Calif. - Curtis D. Somoza, 41, of Westlake Village bilked South Los Angeles churchgoers out of $44 million in an insurance scam. The Los Angeles Federal Court sentenced him Tuesday to 25 years in federal prison after he'd pled guilty to charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, and other crimes.
Prosecutors charged that Somoza and co-defendant, Robert Coberly, got 63 men to invest in a company they claimed would buy life insurance policies for a church-based organization but used the money to buy a racing boat, a Ferrari and other luxuries.
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