Convicted American lawyer and financier (born 1962)
Tim Durham
Born
Timothy Shawn Durham Sr.
1962 (age 61–62)
Seymour, Indiana, US
Occupation(s)
Attorney (disbarred), investor
Criminal status
Inmate #60452-112; incarcerated at United States Penitentiary, McCreary; McCreary County, Kentucky; earliest possible release February 1, 2056
Spouse
Joan SerVaas Durham
Children
Timothy Durham Jr.
Conviction(s)
June 20, 2012
Criminal charge
Wire fraud, securities fraud, conspiracy to defraud
Penalty
50 years in prison, two years' supervised release (overturned September 4, 2014; reinstated June 26, 2015)
Timothy Shawn Durham Sr. (born 1962) is an American former lawyer and businessman convicted in 2012 of the largest corporate fraud ever investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Indiana.[1] His investment firm Obsidian Enterprises invested in a number of companies, including wireless device company BrightPoint and comedy brand National Lampoon, Inc., where Durham was CEO.[2] In 2012, Durham was sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection with a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 5,400 investors, many of them elderly, of approximately $216 million, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.[3]
^"Three Former Executives Charged in $200 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Fair Financial Company Investors". www.justice.gov. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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