David Joles, Star Tribune
Trevor Cook victims Mike and Mary Patterson of Walford, IA, right to left, and Hieko Reske of Denton, TX, vent outside the U.S. Courthouse after Trevor Cook was sentenced to 25 years in prison. The Pattersons were among hundreds who lost large sums of money to Cook. “It takes away a lot of our options,” Mike said. “We live lighter.” He also said, “I’m ready to move on.” Reske lost more than $700,000 to Cook.
Cook: 25 years for mega scam
He bamboozled at least $158 million from hundreds of retirees.
Trevor Cook, the 39-year-old Minneapolis money manager with an appetite for strippers and a weakness for gambling and booze, was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in federal prison for bilking at least $158 million from hundreds of mostly elderly retirees seeking a secure, reliable income stream.
Minneapolis Strip Clubs: Scheme nets Cook 25 years in prison
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