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‘Ponzi scheme’ or bookkeeping error? The FBI is probing a Collegeville investment firm.

Dozens of people are seeking their part of tens of millions in missing money invested with accountant Joseph Pezzano, a South Philly native and “truly fantastic person.”

Sisters Karen Schiendelman (left) and Anne Bortner were investors with Joe Pezzano, a Collegeville accountant who died last Christmas. They gave him money they'd inherited from their parents. Their brother, a retired Peco worker, had rolled his pension into the fund. Now, they're trying to find their money.
Sisters Karen Schiendelman (left) and Anne Bortner were investors with Joe Pezzano, a Collegeville accountant who died last Christmas. They gave him money they'd inherited from their parents. Their brother, a retired Peco worker, had rolled his pension into the fund. Now, they're trying to find their money.Read moreYong Kim / Staff Photographer