A multi-million dollar real estate scam that has affected numerous residents of Florida, has reportedly conned a few Miami Heat players as well . Haider Zafar, the alleged criminal behind the fraud, is a Pakistan native and legal U.S. resident who previously lived in Ohio, but now resides in southern Florida. The main accuser, Patwinder Sidhu, is a businessman out of Washington, D.C. who was scammed out of $10 million between the years 2008 & 2010. No Miami Heat players were mentioned in the criminal complaint; however, Andrew Fine, an International Investment Attorney who testified in court said that some Heat players and other Florida residents invested $8 million with Zafar. Apparently only one Heat player was mentioned in court and that was Mike Miller. The other two names, Rashard Lewis & James Jones, were given up by a person with knowledge of the case, however that person requested to remain anonymous due to the fact that it is an ongoing investigation.Zafar is accused of telling Sidhu that his Uncle was the defense minister of Pakistan and had the responsibility of buying property for Pakistan's government. It continues by stating that Zafar told Sidhu he could buy land in Pakistan and later sell it to the government for a profit. Zafar has pleaded not guilty to all charges of his 135 count indictment but was denied bond by U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus because he was determined to be a flight risk and danger to the community. "The longer the potential sentence, the greater the risk of flight," the judge said, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
