FBI raids office, homes tied to Newport Beach investment company amid criminal investigation

Around 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, agents descended on the Newport Beach and Laguna Beach residences of AB Capital's co-owners, said Brian Werlemman, a wealth manager who alleges he was defrauded out of about $2.7 million in 2018 as part of an elaborate Ponzi scheme orchestrated by the company. In a video broadcast on KCAL News, the FBI agents could be seen carting boxes…