A California man was sentenced today to five years in prison for defrauding investors of more than $15 million in connection with a scheme to misappropriate investor funds for his own personal use. Joey Stanton Dodson, 58, formerly of Indio, pleaded guilty in the Northern District of California to one count of wire fraud on June 14, 2022. According to court documents, between November 2012 and May 2015, Dodson engaged in a scheme to defraud investors while serving as the executive chairman and managing partner of Citadel Energy (Citadel), which purported to provide fluid-management services to oil and gas companies. ... (full story)