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"So far no court date is set for accused swindler Samuel McMaster Jr., who\u00A0faces nearly 200 felony counts connected to securities fraud.\u00A0One family said it got a double dose of misery at the hands of McMaster.\u00A0There are dozens of New Mexicans in the same boat as the Martinez family of Santa Fe.\u00A0It said it\u00A0invested\u00A0its life savings in a scheme that sounded too good to be true, and it was.\u00A0According to New Mexico Securities Regulators, McMaster sold an estimated $500,000 worth of official-looking but absolutely worthless promissory notes out of an office suite in Albuquerque's Northeast Heights.\u00A0From 2001 to 2005, he promised investors an unusually high rate of return.\u00A0Samuel F. Martinez said, \"He came over and sweet-talked me to my $15,000.\"\u00A0The father and son said a friend recommended McMaster to them.\u00A0And the father in turn recommended McMaster to his son.\u00A0Samuel R. Martinez\u00A0said his wife had some qualms about the investment since it was their son's college fund.\u00A0Still, he was seduced.\u00A0\"It sounds really good to be true,\" Samuel R. Martinez said.\u00A0\"It's too good to be true, and that's where I\u0092m at now.\"\u00A0Both men said when it came time to pay back their notes with interest, McMaster was nowhere to be found.\u00A0Samuel R. Martinez said, \"He already flew the coop.\"\u00A0\"What I would like to see is justice being served,\" Samuel F. Martinez said. \"This is not right.\"\u00A0And as far as a message to McMaster, Samuel R. Martinez said, \"I never met a Sam I didn't like, but he's the one.\"\u00A0Both men said they'll be watching McMaster's case in court to make sure he gets the maximum.\u00A0Both said they have no hope of getting any of their money back.\u00A0The Martinez family is one of a number of investors who complained to security regulators, who investigated the alleged scheme.\u00A0A grand jury indicted McMaster on Monday.\u00A0He faces up to 549 years in prison if convicted on all charges."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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