Man Who Cheated Nicole Murphy Out Of $10 Mill Running Game On Fellow Cons

Stratos conducted elaborate schemes to fund an obscene life of decadent pleasure. From the more than $20,000,000 he stole by defrauding Murphy and other investors, the only tangible assets they were able to recover were three cars and a potentially worthless piano, prosecutors said.

He spent the majority of the money on gambling trips to Las Vegas by private jet and limousine, over-the-top shopping sprees and other frivolous displays of wealth, according to court papers.

While they admit a 30-year prison sentence is lengthy, they said Stratos was had many opportunities for success in his life, attended prestigious colleges and made numerous connections with important people, which he could have used to live an honest and decent life. Instead, they said he decided to become an unrepentant and incorrigible conman who has caused losses of tens of millions of dollars and ruined lives.

They asked for the judge to throw the book at Stratos and sentence him to 30 years in prison and pay restitution to Murphy in the amount of $11,415,007.