Fraudster Drains $3,700,000 From Investors After Posing As U.S. Department of Homeland Security Agent and Attorney

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A Utah man will spend nine years behind bars and pay millions of dollars in restitution after defrauding investors to the tune of $3.7 million. In a press release, the Department of Justice says Santiago Garcia Gutierrez is guilty of wire fraud, impersonating a federal officer, aggravated identity theft and making a false statement after orchestrating two separate fraudulent investment schemes. Authorities say that between 2018 and 2020, Gutierrez siphoned more than $2.8 million from a victim by...