John Walters was the chief compliance officer at Northwest Capital. On May 18, 2026, he became the first person sentenced in a $72 million Ponzi case that ran for ten years. The lock was inside the door.
On the morning of April 27, 2026, with closing arguments approaching in a 24-felony fraud trial, Gary Rathbun was found dead in his vehicle in Wauseon, Ohio. The $72 million Ponzi scheme he allegedly helped run for a decade did not die with him.
By Elena Ruiz · Apr 29
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