an individual residing in California. On September 8, 2009, Nassim Mussry invested $100,000.00 into the Ponzi scheme through Michael Szafranski and ABS Capital Funding, LLC. 23. Plaintiff, MELINA EL-ANI, is an individual residing in California. Between August 10, 2009 and October 13, 2009, Melina El-Ani invested