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☷Florida Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud Conspiracy Scheme
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
Apr 28,2022
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Florida Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud Conspiracy Scheme Defendant ordered to pay over $3 million BOSTON – A Florida man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud a Massachusetts - based company by falsifying invoices . Brian Halpern , 49 , was sentenced by U . S . District Judge George A . O’Toole Jr . to time served ( one day in prison ) and three years of supervised release with the first 18 months to be served in home confinement . Halpern was also ordered to pay forfeiture in the amount of $1 , 516 , 186 and restitution in the amount of $3 , 032 , 272 . On Aug . 12 , 2021 , Halpern pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud , wire fraud and money laundering . Between approximately 1998 and March 2019 , Halpern and others defrauded the uniform - supply company by causing the company to pay fake invoices for products that were not actually delivered , and by diverting other products that they re - sold for their own benefit . In addition , Halpern and his co - conspirators created a fake supply company and caused the uniform - supply company to pay more than $3 million in fraudulent invoices for purported products that he knew would never be delivered or used . Halpern is the third person to be sentenced in connection with the conspiracy . On Sept . 8 , 2021 , co - conspirator Richard Ritz was sentenced to 21 months in prison and two years of supervised release . On Oct . 12 , 2021 , co - conspirator Keith Smedley was sentenced to three years in prison and two years of supervised release . United States Attorney Rachael S . Rollins and Joseph Bonavolonta , Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation , Boston Division made the announcement today . Assistant U . S . Attorney Ian J . Steans of Rollins’ Securities , Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit and First Assistant U . S . Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Sara Miron Bloom prosecuted the case .
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