Illinois woman sentenced to federal prison for Ponzi scheme

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Reva Joyce Stachniw and Ron Throgmartin, of Buford, Georgia, ran a Ponzi scheme from late 2017 until early 2019 by fraudulently representing to victim-investors that their investments were backed by short-term investments in cattle and marijuana. The court recommends that the Bureau of Prisons…