AP — A Florida person was sentenced to 9 a long time in federal prison following pleading responsible to defrauding extra than 30 females of extra than $1.3 million by pretending to be a health care provider on on the web courting providers, prosecutors said Thursday.
Brian Brainard Wedgeworth, 47, who formerly lived in Tallahassee and in Heart Level, Ala., employed 10 unique aliases as aspect of the plan, according to court docket information.
“Our citizens should really not be preyed upon by fraudsters who steal by means of overtures of passion,” U.S. Lawyer Jason Cody said in a news launch.
Wedgeworth manufactured promises to the females to con them into sending him revenue, jewelry and watches, in accordance to courtroom documents.
He pleaded responsible to 25 counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud, aggravated id theft and money laundering.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Services and the Internal Income Assistance, and authorities mentioned they are searching for any supplemental victims.
Wedgeworth’s sentence will be adopted by 3 years of supervised launch.
He will also be needed to spend practically $1.2 million in restitution.
