Judge denies request from Ariel Quiros, ‘wheeler dealer’ in EB-5 fraud scandal, to shorten his prison sentence

Ariel Quiros arrives at his sentencing hearing for his role in the EB-5 fraud case in U.S. District Court in Burlington on Friday, April 29, 2022. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A federal judge has rejected former Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros’ bid to have his five-year prison sentence reduced in the largest fraud case in Vermont history. In his ruling Monday, Judge Geoffrey…