Former Greenville car dealer gets 5 years in federal pen for Ponzi scheme

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WITN) – A former Greenville car dealer was given over 5 years in federal prison for a Ponzi scheme to keep his business afloat.

Willard Sutton was given a 5-year, 3-month sentence yesterday in federal court in Wilmington.

The Greenville man owned Greenville Auto World and the U.S. Attorney’s Office says he conducted the investment fraud scheme between 2019 and 2023…

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