A pair of metro Atlanta brothers have been sentenced to more than two years in prison each for using a “corporate hijacking scheme” to order more than $500,000 worth of electronics for themselves.
The pair were convicted of a “nearly identical scheme” in 2006, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a release.
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Antonio Sandridge, 49, of Tucker, and Rodney Sandridge, 51, of Duluth, stole the identities of 16 dormant corporations in Georgia to open credit accounts and purchase $540,000 worth of laptops and other computer equipment, the Justice Department said. Rodney Sandridge would pick up the equipment and Antonio Sandridge would sell it to third-party vendors, according to the Justice Department.
Both brothers pleaded guilty to charges of mail fraud conpiracy. Antonio Sandridge was sentenced to two years and three months in prison and three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $83,736 in restitution.
Rodney Sandridge was sentened to three years and six months in prison and three years of supervised release. He must pay $389,123 in restitution. He was convicted after pleading guilty on Jan. 20, 2017 and Antonio Sandridge was convicted after pleading guilty on Nov. 22, 2016.
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