The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday charged that South Florida investment manager George Elia defrauded investors by making false claims about his investment track record and providing bogus account statements that reflected fictitious profits. The FBI arrested Elia in Las Vegas March 27 on charges of wire fraud related to up to $8 million he allegedly fleeced from investors, many in the Wilton Manors gay community. In the complaint filed in the U.S.