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$4.7M cattle investment fraud scheme ropes up guilty plea

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Cameron J. Hager pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme where he defrauded investors who believed they were purchasing cattle for resale at a profit. The 42-year-old Clinton, Mo., man collected $4.7 million from 89 investors in amounts from $1,000 to $267,000, claiming he would invest the money to purchase cattle from farmers in distress, move them to feedlots his company owned and then sell them for a profit. Hager promised returns…

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