In 2022, a fraudster stole $1 million from us with a fake land deal. He was very convincing, and my team and I were doing a lot at once and got tricked. In July, a federal jury convicted him of wire fraud and money laundering. Today he was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, the top of the guideline range.
It's not fun to lose money, but Iโll be fine, and we learned how to be more careful next time. Many other fraud victims wonโt be fine, and every conman who walks free goes hunting for his next mark.
We have real problems with law and order in this country. Justice still exists, though, and criminals need to know they WILL be caught and punished.
It's a "white-pill" when you see the system working.
Thank you to the FBI, the prosecutors, the team at Jackson Walker, the jury of my fellow citizens, and Judge Pitman for getting this right. ๐บ๐ธ