Former Beneficient executive with Kansas political ties guilty of fraud in $150M scheme
Brad Heppner, former Beneficient CEO, was found guilty of orchestrating a scheme to divert over $150 million to himself through securities fraud, false claims, and fabricated records.
# Former Beneficient executive with Kansas political ties guilty of fraud in $150M scheme • Kansas Reflector Published: 2026-05-07T20:30:33+00:00 Author: Tim Carpenter ## Summary Former Beneficient CEO, Brad Heppner, found guilty by a federal jury of orchestrating a scheme to divert over $150 million to himself through securities fraud, false claims and fabricated records. He was convicted of m
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