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A Las Vegas man suspected of murdering his 30-year-old roommate has revealed that the victim was a scam artist who allegedly ran Ponzi schemes.
Gino Anthony Julian, 30, was arrested last year for allegedly murdering Aaron Chavez.
He was taken into custody by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in August 2023 after they found him with a burned and partially buried body in the middle of the desert.
After being arrested, Julian told detectives that he worked for unknown individuals in Miami who allegedly sent him duffel bags to deliver to various locations and were paid $5,000 to $10,000 each. delivery, according to police documents.
On August 10, he received an ominous note saying ‘take care.’
Gino Anthony Julian, 30, was arrested last year for allegedly murdering Aaron Chavez
Julian revealed to the police that Chavez (pictured) had made a lot of money, which he made through Ponzi schemes
Julian told officials he found one Chavez’s dead body wrapped in the back seat of his Mercedes and believed a message he received to ‘take care of it’ was meant for him to dispose of it
Julian further claims that many people were upset with Chavez because of his allegedly fraudulent activities, according to grand jury transcripts
Two days later, he told officials he found one Chavez’s dead body wrapped in the back seat of his Mercedes and thought the message was meant for him to dispose of it.
While Julian awaits a jury trial, which will take place in May, he has revealed to police that the victim had made a lot of money, which he made through Ponzi schemes.
He further claims that many people were angry with him because of his allegedly fraudulent activities, according to grand jury transcripts.
A Ponzi scheme is described as investment scams where people pay existing investors with funds collected from new investors.
But Julian’s claims might just be true, as two unidentified California men said 8NewsNow that they had been cheated by Chavez.
The two men told the channel that they had given Chavez $25,000 to invest in protein cakes.
Detectives also found videos on Julian’s phone that showed the two men together before Chavez died
In one clip, Julian can be seen physically assaulting Chavez (pictured), while another showed the suspect pouring gasoline on Chavez’s body, which was wrapped in blankets
When they reached out to ask how their investments were doing, the now-dead victim would make excuses.
But when they found Chavez’s social media accounts and saw his extravagant lifestyle, they realized they had been scammed out of their money.
“I texted our group chat and said he was going to fake his death,” one of the investors told the channel.
Proof related to his death have also revealed that Chavez had gotten into arguments with the accused and another man, Stefan Jakubov.
Chavez had told Julian in one of their exchanges, ‘If I’m touched, you’re going to be sued,’ to which the suspect replied, ‘Dead men can’t sue.’
In a similar tone, Jakubov also allegedly texted ‘Break his face’ and ‘Delete our convos’ to Julian, according to police.
Julian had then written back: ‘Where should I put on the show?’ and ‘Is there bleach or chlorine?’
Detectives also found videos on Julian’s phone that showed the two men together before Chavez died.
In one clip, Julian can be seen physically assaulting Chavez, while another showed the suspect pouring gasoline on Chavez’s body, which was wrapped in blankets.
There was also a text message on Julian’s phone to an unknown person that read: ‘We shouldn’t have people over for a while because we need to clean the apartment,’ according to documents.
The suspect remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center in downtown Las Vegas.