Missouri congressman urged leniency for Ponzi schemer who hired longtime consultant

By: Jason Hancock

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 1,131

Last Updated: 1 day, 6 hours ago

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Weeks before a federal judge in St. Louis sentenced Siddharth Jawahar to 11 years in prison for running a $35 million Ponzi scheme, he hired a prominent Missouri political consulting firm to help generate favorable publicity and support for a lighter sentence.

Jawahar’s $10,000 agreement with Axiom Strategies – obtained by federal prosecutors and later filed with the court – called for the firm to help secure favorable media coverage and letters of support. Prosecutors …

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