A California man was extradited from Mexico on March 8 and pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering charges for two high-yield investment fraud schemes. According to court documents, Daniel Thomas Broyles Sr., aka Dan Thomas, aka Daniel Cruz Torrez, 64, of Malibu, participated in a high-yield investment fraud scheme involving a sham company named Niyato Industries Inc. Broyles admitted to conspiring with Niyato’s CEO, Robert Leslie Stencil, 65, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and others to defraud Niyato investors. Broyles admitted that, together with ... (full story)