Nov 23, 2022
My guest today is Chris Bentley.
Chris is the Founder and Former CEO of Bellatorum Resources and Author of Burning Bellatorum: The Story of a Forty Million Dollar Fraud and its Priceless Lessons for Investors and Entrepreneur.
To frame out this conversation, below is a portion of his LinkedIn post from the day before this podcast was published.
"Yesterday afternoon I officially became a convicted felon and
pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
Sentencing is scheduled for February 16th. I requested to have the
sentencing and pleading done in one hearing but was denied that
request by the prosecution. Their stance is that the investors need
time to be heard. I've been messaged directly by a handful of
investors asking why I'm not in jail yet. They think I'm the one
stalling and dragging this thing out to avoid jail time. I assure
you that's not the case. I'm ready to get this over with and start
on a path toward redemption. This holding pattern/purgatory phase
is not my preference at all. As Tom Petty sang, "The waiting is the
hardest part.""
This show is dedicated to Chris’s journey, this conversation is what we make it. This is Counsel Culture.
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