On a bathroom wall in his office building, Minneapolis investment adviser Trevor Cook displayed a framed newspaper clipping touting his astute global currency trading.
Around it, he placed sketches of mob bosses John Gotti and Al Capone, and tough-guy actor Al Pacino from his roles in the gangster movies "Scarface" and "Carlito's Way."
The mini-gallery offers a glimpse into the man who now sits in jail accused of running a $190 million fraud scheme.
Cook, 37, appeared to be a successful businessman with an international portfolio. He persuaded about 1,200 people to invest with him, including many who heard of his trading scheme from Christian and conservative talk-radio shows. Yet for years, Cook had another life -- filled with out-of-control drinking, gambling, bookmaking and allegations of defrauding investors. Friends and associates say he spent lavishly on booze, luxuries and strippers, and for a time employed a former exotic dancer as his assistant.
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