A decades-long confidence game built on promises of a hidden fortune has finally unraveled, sending a California woman to federal prison and leaving her on the hook for more than a million dollars in restitution. Lanette Bashore was sentenced to 30 months in prison for orchestrating a sprawling adva nce fee fraud scheme that ran from […] The 20-Year Con: ‘Phantom Fortune’ Scam Ends In Federal Prison For California Woman ...read more read less