Mark Roy Anderson of Beverly Hills collected $9 million over four years from investors in his hemp farm on the outskirts of Bakersfield, but there was one problem, the FBI says: The farm did not exist
L.A. swindler David Bunevacz drove a yellow Lamborghini and posed as a weed mogul as he fleeced friends, his dentist and scores of others in a brazen series of scams
He started drinking heavily around the time he hatched the oil scam, which “made matters worse,” Anderson wrote. “I would pray at night not to wake up.” His brother, Stan Anderson, sent the judge a letter saying Mark had served on the business advisory council of the National Republican Congressional Committee. He attached an autographed photo of former President George W. Bush thanking Mark Roy Anderson for supporting the Republican National Committee.
But by then, his hemp investment venture was well underway, according to an arrest complaint by FBI agent Richard T. Higgins. Victims told the FBI that Anderson claimed he was growing hemp on his farm in Kern County for conversion into medical-grade cannabis products, Higgins wrote.
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