Tyler Bossetti

What the public record shows

Tyler Bossetti, 31, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced to six years (72 months) in federal prison in April 2026 for orchestrating a $20+ million real-estate Ponzi scheme and related tax fraud. He had pleaded guilty in June 2025 to wire fraud and aiding in the filing of a false tax document. This is a criminal conviction — not an allegation.

The scheme

According to federal prosecutors and IRS Criminal Investigation:

• From 2019 to 2023, Bossetti promoted a real-estate investment program through his company Boss Lifestyle LLC, using his large social-media following to advertise guaranteed returns of 30% or more on short-term investments.
• He took in roughly $23 million from investors around the world; investors ultimately lost more than $11 million.
• Rather than investing as promised, Bossetti misappropriated investor money for his lifestyle — rent on a downtown Columbus condo, frequent travel, a $150,000 Mercedes SUV, and cryptocurrency bets — while using new investor money to pay earlier investors.
• He also filed roughly fourteen false 1099-INT tax forms reporting interest income to investors who never earned it.

Why we rate this 1 / 10 — Avoid

A criminal conviction for defrauding investors is the most serious red flag that exists. The “guaranteed 30% return” pitch, the influencer marketing channel, and the Ponzi payment structure are textbook — and in this case, adjudicated — fraud.

Verify it yourself

• DOJ press release (Southern District of Ohio) and IRS-CI announcement — linked in Sources.
• PACER — United States v. Bossetti, S.D. Ohio, for the underlying filings.

Bottom line

Convicted, sentenced, and a cautionary tale: social-media reach is not a track record, and “guaranteed” high returns are the oldest red flag in the book.

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