A California executive who splurged on charter flights and luxury cars was sentenced to 25 years for masterminding a $1.3 billion Ponzi scheme tied to real estate offerings that bankrolled his lavish lifestyle.

Robert Shapiro, 61, was sentenced Tuesday to the maximum term by U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga on a mail and wire fraud conspiracy and income tax evasion counts.

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