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Con artist turns Texas cattle industry into $100M playground

Fraud is the son of greed. In the span of a few months in 2015, a Lone Star conman pulled off a stunning livestock swindle, generating more dollar flow than some of the largest beef-producing companies in the United States. In a high-risk, anxiety-inducing shell game with almost $100 million on the table, Tony Lyon pulled the strings on an outrageously intoxicating check-kiting scam and piled lies atop a teetering Jenga tower for the ages. Click here to read more at AgWeb… 

Written by:
kristin
Published on:
May 10, 2021

Categories: The Cattleman Now, The Cattleman Now - App, Theft & Law

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