Crime Scene: Loudoun financial adviser scam; Gregory Cronin $6.7 million fraud; Gregory Cronin investment scam

A Loudoun County man pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to a scheme reminiscent of the scams launched by New York financier Bernard Madoff. Gregory Vincent Cronin, 49, of Lovettsville, defrauded his clients of more than $6.7 million they had given him to invest in blue chip stocks, federal authorities said.