Archive for February 13, 2007

Maryland Man Gets 10 Years for Fraud

Mark E. Phillips of Elkton was sentenced to serve more than 10 years in prison after being found guilty in October of 35 counts of securities fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud and credit card fraud.

Las Vegas Woman to Serve More Than Seven Years for Fraud

Diana Flaherty was sentenced to serve 90 months in prison for her contribution to an investment scheme. Flaherty, her late husband, and another man told investors they could extract precious metals from reserves of volcanic ashes they claimed to own.