MADISON (WKBT) — An Eau Claire man convicted of wire fraud will spend three years in prison.
A federal judge in Madison sentenced 45-year-old Robert Carter Thursday.
Carter was convicted of a scheme to defraud leasing companies by forging financial statements with the intent of obtaining semi-trucks in 2020.
Carter leased 13 semis and two trailers using fraudulently obtained financial statements from a Fond du Lac-based trucking company and a charitable Iowa trust, according to the DOJ.
Carter was found guilty of wire fraud and attempted wire fraud following a jury trial in July.
​COPYRIGHT 2024 BY NEWS 8 NOW/NEWS 8000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.