Troy investor spends $1 million of other people’s money each week to play lottery in failed fraud scheme
Viktor Gjonaj accused of losing $19 million of victims’ money
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Troy investor is accused of losing $19 million of other people’s money
in a scheme that involved tricking them into fake investment opportunities and spending more than $1 million per week on Michigan Lottery games.
Viktor Gjonaj, 43, was charged Thursday (Jan. 28) with one count of wire fraud.
Officials said the commercial real estate broker and investor devised a plan to take money from people by making promising them he would invest it in lucrative real estate deals.