John Lakian is a businessman and former gubernatorial candidate of Massachusetts.
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14 Facts About John Lakian
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John Lakian has founded several businesses, and served on the board on many others.
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John Lakian had an unsuccessful run for governor that resulted in a high-profile lawsuit in 1982, and an unsuccessful bid for US Senate in 1994.
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John Lakian is the founder and current board chairman of the Fort Hill Group, Inc, an investment banking and venture capital firm based in New York City.
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In 1994, John Lakian led a group that founded First New England Dental, a dental practice holding company in New England.
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John Lakian is the current CEO of Living Independently Group, a company which develops monitoring system to assist in the care of senior citizens.
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In 1982, John Lakian ran for the Republican party nomination for governor.
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John Lakian was the early favorite after securing the party's endorsement.
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John Lakian appealed and the case was finally resolved in 1987 when the Massachusetts Supreme Court rejected the appeal.
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John Lakian returned to politics in 1994 to challenge Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination for US Senate.
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On Friday, February 5,2016, John Lakian pleaded guilty to two counts of securities fraud for defrauding investors out of millions of dollars in two separate schemes.
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John Lakian attended Boston University and served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during the Vietnam war.
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John Lakian was awarded a Bronze Star with a "V" for valor for his combat operations.
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