爱荷华州73岁男子被起诉涉庞氏骗局：10项电信欺诈指控 受害人损失逾200万美元
美国爱荷华州南区联邦检察官 David C. Waterman 宣布，联邦大陪审团2026年10月在 Des Moines 提起起诉，指控现年73岁的 William Bernard Tunink 涉嫌运作庞氏骗局，面临10项电信欺诈指控。Tunink 住在爱荷华州 West Des Moines。
起诉书指控，Tunink 以将资金用于投资为名向多名受害人募集投资，但实际上将资金挪作他用，包括偿还个人债务与供自己使用。起诉书称，受害人的损失超过200万美元。
Tunink 于2026年10月16日首次出庭。每项电信欺诈指控最高可判20年监禁。本案定于2026年11月30日开审。起诉书仅为指控，Tunink 在法庭证明有罪之前推定无罪。
此案由爱荷华州保险局欺诈调查处与美国联邦调查局（FBI）联合调查，联邦助理检察官 Joseph H. Lubben 与 Adam Kerndt 负责起诉。
Iowa Man, 73, Indicted on 10 Wire Fraud Counts in Alleged Ponzi Scheme With Losses Over $2 Million
David C. Waterman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, announced that a federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an indictment in October 2026 charging William Bernard Tunink, 73, of West Des Moines, Iowa, with 10 counts of wire fraud in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme involving multiple victims.
As alleged in the indictment, Tunink solicited investments from victims under the guise that the money would be used for investment purposes, but ultimately used the money for other purposes, including payment of his personal debts and for his own benefit. The indictment alleges that losses exceed $2 million.
Tunink made his initial court appearance on October 16, 2026. Each count of wire fraud is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Trial is set for November 30, 2026. An indictment is merely an allegation, and Tunink is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The Iowa Insurance Division's Fraud Bureau and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating the case. Assistant United States Attorneys Joseph H. Lubben and Adam Kerndt are prosecuting the case.
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