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QB Mark Sanchez, MLB players alleged victims of elaborate fraud scheme

Denver Broncos quarterback Mark Sanchez, along with MLB pitcher Jake Peavy and former big leaguer Roy Oswalt, had millions stolen from them by a fraudulent financial advisor, Bloomberg.com reported.

The three athletes were victims to a "Ponzi-like scheme." The report said a financial advisor targeted each of them for their Christian faith and and various charity endeavors.

According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit filed in Dallas, close to $30 million were stolen from Sanchez, Peavy and Oswalt by a broker named Ash Narayan, formerly of RGT Capital Management.

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The SEC claimed Narayan took the players' money and invested it into The Ticket Reserve Inc.