Calif. Fraudster Gets 13 Years For Fake NYC Law Firm Scam

By Pete Brush ( June 16, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT) -- A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a California fraudster to 13 years in prison Tuesday for impersonating prosecutors and a law firm as he defrauded a New York City architectural business, capping a 20-year career of "duplicity, theft and dishonesty."...

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