The Napa Valley Lendvest Fraud Scandal

Drugs, money & consequences. In 1988, a daring San Francisco drug bust led investigators straight to a massive financial fraud scheme in the Napa Valley. Hundreds of residents, many of them elderly, had entrusted their life savings to respected businessman David Hanson only to lose everything as his Ponzi scheme unraveled. The devastation spread like ripples in a pond, with victims losing retirement savings, houses and more. Multiple arrests were made, and every trial revealed another twist. Join author and retired Napa Superior Court judge Raymond A. Guadagni as he tells the story of the pursuit of justice nad the case's lingering effects on the citizens of Napa.