06-06-2006, 09:33 AM
Quote:A former White Lake Township figurine dealer who ripped off more than $300,000 from eBay customers in an online scam was sentenced Monday to more than six years in prison a hefty penalty that surprised both the prosecution and defense.
I have to send a message to Americans that there will be swift and sure punishment for these types of crimes, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman told Stewart Richardson before sentencing him to consecutive 37-month prison sentences for mail and wire fraud. Friedman also ordered Richardson, 65, to pay $323,261 in restitution to the victims of his fraud.
The sentence was twice as harsh as the Probation Department had calculated...
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