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- He is the middle class singer who likes to sing the blues.
So perhaps John Mayer's music may
sound a little more authentic now he is being sued over allegedly receiving
money from a fraudulent investment operation.
As much as $465,000 was handed
over to the star's representatives by a Ponzi scheme ran by notorious criminal
Frederick Darren Berg.
He was given an 18-year-sentance
in February for duping investors out of more than $100m through his investment
company.
According to TMZ, Mayer was drawn
into the frame when the trustees charged with recovering as much of the stolen
money as possible decided to sue those who had benefited.
New legal documents show he is
one of the people who received dirty money after a booking agency was allegedly
paid by his company.
It is claimed Grabow & Associates, and their
client and Mayer by extension, are in possession of as much as $465,000.
The agency specialises in booking
entertainment for corporate and private events, and set up the Your Body is
Wonderland singer with a money-spinning appearance in 2008.
Mayer's lawyer said: 'John Mayer
performed at a corporate event in 2008 and was paid for his services.
'The opportunity was brought to
John through his talent agency, CAA.'
A ruling has yet to be delivered
on the case.
Nice work if you can get it: The
middle class blues singer played a show in 2008
Frederick Darren Berg was
sentenced to 18 years in prison for defrauding hundreds of investors of more
than $100 million through the Meridian Mortgage investment funds he ran for
nearly a decade.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard
A. Jones imposed the prison term recommended by Berg's plea agreement.
He told him: 'I'm not sure how
you live with yourself, with the damage that you caused.'
Judge Jones noted that the lead
defendant in a $90 million Ponzi scheme previously considered Washington
state's largest fraud received a 20-year sentence.
But he said the slightly shorter
term for Berg was appropriate since he'd mostly cooperated with prosecutors and
bankruptcy trustees unravelling the labyrinthine workings of his firm.
That's rich: Notorious criminal
Berg was handed an 18-year sentence in February
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