Wire Fraud Sends Georgia Man to Prison

A Georgia man was sentenced to six months in prison followed by six months of home detention for his role in a wire fraud scheme. George Eric Brumfield, 48, of Atlanta, Georgia, was convicted of conspiring to commit wire fraud.

Brumfield, who worked for Kenneth Griffin at Cambridge Personnel in Rochester in 2007 and 2008, agreed to participate in a scheme to defraud factoring companies. Factoring is a transaction in which a financing company purchases the accounts receivable of another company.

The fraud involved the sale of fake accounts receivable, and Brumfield agreed to participate in the fraud by having third parties verify the validity of the fake accounts receivable.

Kenneth Griffin, the owner of Cambridge Personnel and leader of the fraud, was previously sentenced to 46 months for his role in the matter. Brumfield was ordered to pay restitution of approximately $190,000.

The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the part of Special Agents of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field stated that Brumfield’s actions were a serious offense and that the restitution order would help to compensate the victims. U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. praised the efforts of the investigators in bringing the case to a close.

Brumfield’s sentence is a reminder that wire fraud is a serious crime that can have severe consequences. The case serves as a warning to those who would engage in similar schemes.

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