The owner of a beloved Hispanic cultural center in South Nashville was sentenced Jan. 29 to 3.5 years in prison, far below the 15 years prosecutors sought for his fraud convictions.
Mark Janbakhsh, the founder and owner of Plaza Mariachi on Nolensville Pike, was convicted in August on 15 felony charges for participating in a $24 million bank-fraud scheme at his former business venture Auto Masters.
His brother and co-defendant Ron Janbakhsh, who pleaded guilty shortly after he was indicted and testified against his brother, was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison…