NAPERVILLE â A Naperville accountant who admitted to stealing more than $1.1 million from four clients and three banks has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison. In addition to the 98-month term, Paul Eric Collins, 55, also was ordered to pay $1,159,414 in restitution to his victims by U.S. District Judge Elaine E. Bucklo, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud last year. Between 2013 and 2018, Collins stole more than $1 million from four companies that employed him, writing corporate checks to himself, his wife and phony companies he created, prosecutors said. He also withdrew money from ATMs and charged personal expenses on company credit cards, according to the federal case.