Apex serial fraudster sent back to federal prison for investment scam involving impersonation of mayor, professor, and government agency
NEW BERN, NC — An Apex man was sentenced today to 75 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $909,763.28 in restitution owed to dozens of victims on charges of Wire Fraud and Aiding and Abetting and Aggravated Identity Theft. Acting United States Attorney G. Norman Acker, III stated, "This was a case involving a serial con artist who, in the course of evading the repayment of restitution to victims of his prior federal offense, engaged in a new, and more extensive fraud scheme, harming others. I am pleased that the court saw fit to return the defendant to prison to protect the public f...