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Ponzi Schemer J. David "Jerry" Dominelli Is Dead

J. David "Jerry" Dominelli, whose multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme rocked San Diego in the 1980s, continuing into the 1990s, has died. His obituary ran in August in the Chicago Tribune, but it mentioned no details of his life. He was 68. The obituary lists his parents as Victor and the late Florence Dominelli. Reporters during the 1980s tried to contact Victor and Florence Dominelli of Chicago for details on their son. The obituary also lists one of his siblings, Victor Dominelli, and his wife, Maria. They live in San Diego. (Victor told me earlier never to contact him again and hung up.) The obituary lists two daughters, Samantha and Jennifer. A Samantha Dominelli lives in San Diego, but I could not reach her. A Jennifer Dominelli was once in Escondido, but I could not reach her. I talked with several people who had been involved in the J. David affair, and they believed the details of the obituary matched their recollections. Dominelli went to prison in 1985 and spent more than ten years there. He was released to Chicago. He had suffered a stroke while incarcerated.

Dominelli's lover at the time was Nancy Hoover, who is now named Nancy Fletcher, having married Eugene Fletcher of the famous banking/investment family. She and her husband spend much of their time in Puerto Vallarta. I could not reach her for comment. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the scam, but was released after 30 months. The government has never revealed why she was let out early. I could not reach Gay Hugo-Martinez, who prosecuted her.

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J. David "Jerry" Dominelli, whose multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme rocked San Diego in the 1980s, continuing into the 1990s, has died. His obituary ran in August in the Chicago Tribune, but it mentioned no details of his life. He was 68. The obituary lists his parents as Victor and the late Florence Dominelli. Reporters during the 1980s tried to contact Victor and Florence Dominelli of Chicago for details on their son. The obituary also lists one of his siblings, Victor Dominelli, and his wife, Maria. They live in San Diego. (Victor told me earlier never to contact him again and hung up.) The obituary lists two daughters, Samantha and Jennifer. A Samantha Dominelli lives in San Diego, but I could not reach her. A Jennifer Dominelli was once in Escondido, but I could not reach her. I talked with several people who had been involved in the J. David affair, and they believed the details of the obituary matched their recollections. Dominelli went to prison in 1985 and spent more than ten years there. He was released to Chicago. He had suffered a stroke while incarcerated.

Dominelli's lover at the time was Nancy Hoover, who is now named Nancy Fletcher, having married Eugene Fletcher of the famous banking/investment family. She and her husband spend much of their time in Puerto Vallarta. I could not reach her for comment. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the scam, but was released after 30 months. The government has never revealed why she was let out early. I could not reach Gay Hugo-Martinez, who prosecuted her.

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