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🌱 Patch AM: Mansfield Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Check-Kiting Scheme

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Good morning Mansfield! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Mansfield man gets 20-year sentence in statewide bank fraud scheme

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📰 News we're reading

• Mansfield Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Check-Kiting Scheme (patch.com) — A Mansfield resident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, suspended after five, for leading a multi-year check-kiting scheme that defrauded Connecticut banks of more than $350,000. Prosecutors say he recruited dozens of vulnerable people statewide, directing them to open accounts and deposit bad checks while he withdrew the funds, leaving some recruits facing criminal charges themselves.
   

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