IRVINE, Calif. ( KTLA ) – A California man convicted of orchestrating a scheme to steal valuable violins, and then robbing a bank when he realized federal investigators were closing in on him, has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Mark Meng, 58, was sentenced this week to 46 months in federal prison. He’ll face a restitution hearing in June, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Last September, Meng admitted to one count of wire fraud and one count of bank robbery after he was arrested in connection with multiple high-value violin thefts and the ensuing robbery…