A former Dallas FBI agent has been sentenced to just over seven years in prison after he was found guilty of convincing a Granbury woman she was on “secret probation” and needed to pay him to stay out of jail.
William Roy Stone was immediately taken into custody after his sentencing Tuesday. He was indicted in May 2021 and later convicted on eight federal counts.
The woman, who had received a large family inheritance and was a recovering drug addict, paid Stone about $800,000, prosecutors said.
As part of the scheme, Stone made up an elaborate story about a non-existent judge in Austin and FBI analysts who were supposedly tracking the woman.
With the woman’s money, Stone bought a new house and fancy cars. After years of believing Stone’s story, the victim confronted him in recorded phone calls which were played for the jury.
“Was it all fake, were you just trying to screw me over and take advantage of me and take all my money?” she asked.
“You think I would do something like that, really?” he responded.