Man sentenced to 5 years in prison for defrauding investors of more than $3.2 million - Gainesville Times

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Man sentenced to 5 years in prison for defrauding investors of more than $3.2 million

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A Buford man who pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of more than $3.2 million was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday. Blake Bancroft Richards, 39, was sentenced Wednesday morning by U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May. Richards pleaded guilty in June to wire fraud.