A Denver who misrepresented himself as a legitimate investment broker was recently sentenced on securities fraud and theft and ordered to repay $966,045 he obtained from a half dozens friends and acquaintances.

Jason Lobins, 48, pleaded guilty and was sentenced Aug. 8 in Denver District Court. A month earlier, he pleaded not guilty in a separate but similar case in El Paso County. That case is headed to trial in October. More on that later.

Jason Lobins of Denver was sentenced to six years behind bars on Aug. 8 and ordered to repay $966,045 back to a half dozen investors - all friends of his - whom he failed to pay in an investment scam. Denver District Attorney's Office

According to court documents in the Denver case, Lobins began telling friends in March 2019 that he was certified

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