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Buford man pleads guilty to defrauding investors of $3.2 million

Blake Richards faces up to 20 years in prison

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A Buford man pleaded guilty last week to defrauding 11 investors of $3.2 million, according to court documents. Blake B. Richards pleaded guilty on June 15 to wire fraud between June 2008 and May 2013. Sentencing in Richards’ case is set for Aug. 31.