Wauseon woman enters guilty plea for role in a purported $72 million Ponzi scam.

Nancy Rathbun of Wauseon entered a guilty plea Friday to her role in a purported $72 million Ponzi scam that targeted Ohio investors, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities. Rathbun pled guilty to one count of attempted money laundering, modified from money laundering, in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. The plea deal states that the maximum punishment for the charge is 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine.