Security News: Washington County Man Sentenced to 15 Years’ Imprisonment for Wire Fraud

Source: United States Department of Justice

ST. GEORGE, Utah – A Southern Utah man was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment after he posed as a ‘savant’ stock trader, obtaining at least $89 million from approximately 200 investors. The majority of the funds were either lost in day trading or misappropriated, resulting in an outstanding victim loss of at least $77 million, which he concealed.