Homelife United Realty Inc

A Chicago area businessman has been charged with swindling millions of dollars from hundreds of investors in a Ponzi scheme that allegedly been going on for 22 years. The U.S Department of Justice released a statement that has been posted on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) website; regarding the case.

Frank A. Castaldi Charged

Frank A. Castaldi, a suburban businessman, was charged with promising hundreds of investor's rates of return of 10 and 15 percent annually on promissory notes. Castaldi, of Prospect Heights, Illinois, allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme for over 20 years. Losses to investors of tens of millions of dollars were estimated.

The defendant, Frank A. Castaldi, was charged with mail fraud in a federal criminal complaint that was filed in the U.S. District Court on January 23, 2009. The charges were announced by Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the United States Attorney of the Northern District of Illinois, along with Robert D. Grant, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Office of the FBI.