15 Pro Athletes Scammed by Financial Advisors

When an advisor convicted in 2015 of bilking National Hockey League players and others of at least $30 million was sentenced in October to 17 years in prison, it provided a reminder that professional athletes are all too often the victims of unscrupulous financial advisors and scammers posing as financial advisors. ThinkAdvisor named the advisor, Phillip A. Kenner, one of the 12 worst financial advisors in America for 2015. Check out the gallery above to see 15 pro athletes who have been scammed by advisors (and by people impersonating advisors). --- Related on ThinkAdvisor:

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