Man sentenced in San Diego for impersonating bank employee in fraud scheme

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A man who posed as a bank employee and stole money from multiple victims by claiming their banks were investigating fraud connected to their accounts was sentenced in San Diego federal court today to three years in prison.

Albert Guerra was also ordered Thursday to pay restitution of $ 251,300 to the victims, plus a $50,000 fine, in connection with his guilty pleas earlier this year to federal bank fraud and money laundering charges.

Prosecutors say Guerra held himself out as a representative of the victims’ banks, then convinced them to withdraw cash and deliver it to him…

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