In a golf paradise, investors say a golf cart salesman took them for a financial ride
Amy DiPierro|Palm Springs Desert SunIn the summer of 1995, Michael Booth was at the top of his game.At 33, he hob-knobbed with PGA pros, was known to drive a Ferrariand even golfed well enough to notch a near-record score in the first round of a tournament he attended in Spokane, Washington. He had a reputation around the golf course as a smooth talker and a free spender.But Booth was about to play himself into the rough.In 1995, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy, leading to an 18-month prison sentence. Читать дальше...