Once-Trusted Investment Advisor Burrill Faces Criminal Fraud Charges
Executive Summary
A federal grand jury indicted Steven Burrill and an associate on charges of fraud and tax evasion regarding investment funds run by the San Francisco-based life science advisor, who settled a related SEC claim in 2016. If convicted, he could spend decades in prison and pay millions in fines.
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