FBI agents Wednesday arrested a Yorba Linda couple on an indictment handed down in an alleged Ponzi scheme.

Linh Thuy Le, 59, and Trong Luu, 58, were arrested on charges of wire fraud and money laundering in a September. 17 indictment, according to court documents.

The two founded and operated Inventis Ventures Holding Inc. in Tustin. The company “was marketed as a purported invite-only `corporate capitalization loan program’ promising a safe investment with a high rate of return,” according to the indictment.

Le served as Inventis CEO and Lu was the chief financial officer.

The indictment alleges the scheme started in March 2022 and continued through early last year.

The two are accused of wooing investors through “word of mouth or referrals from existing inventors” in a yearlong loa

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