A Big, Fat Lie
They looked like the cool guys (I guess?), but the whole thing was a lie – a big, fat, high-stakes Ponzi scheme. Eventually, their elaborate scheme started to unravel when investor Ron Levin suddenly went missing in 1984 after he allegedly conned the rich boys’ club. His body was never found, but Hunt was nevertheless convicted of Levin’s murder in 1987.
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As of 2018, Hunt is pleading for his sentence to be commuted. It looks like a life sentence without the possibility of parole just doesn’t suit the cushy lifestyle he grew accustomed to. Poor guy. The metal mattress must have made him long for the good ol’ days of daily massages…