A Gwinnett County man who stole more than $1 million from businesses through “spoofed” emails has been sentenced to federal prison and must pay back more than $176,000 to victims, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Kerby Rigaud, 27, of Duluth, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering in March. He was sentenced on July 26.
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Rigaud acted as a “ringleader” of a group who tricked businesses into sending them money by posing as banking representatives and closing agents in emails. He and his co-conspirators directed victims to wire money to bank accounts that Rigaud controlled or had access to, the Justice Department said in a press release. Rigaud would funnel the stolen money into his own accounts, according to the Justice Department.
Rigaud was sentenced to two years and three months in prison and three years of supervised release. He must also pay restitution of $176,059.03.
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