ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. —

A man in Pendleton, South Carolina, has been sentenced to prison after operating a multimillion-dollar dollar Ponzi scheme and stalking two influencers on TikTok.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 42-year-old Michael J. French owned MJF Holdings, LLC and MJF Capital, LLC., beginning in March 2019. Latest Forecast

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Through these companies, French promised investors annual returns . His investment product was not generating returns, so French used the money from new investors to pay previous investors.

This lulled investors into believing the product was successful, when, in fact, French was spending investor money to maintain a lavish lifestyle that included luxury and

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