A man from Atlanta has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. The charges centered on two related conspiracy counts: one involving mail fraud and a second involving wire fraud.
The U.S. Department of Justice said the defendant was convicted on both counts before the sentence was handed down. Mail fraud and wire fraud conspiracies are federal offenses that can carry substantial prison terms, and in this case the court imposed a combined sentence of 14 years.
The Justice Department made the sentencing public through an official announcement. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Atlanta man's conviction covered his role in conspiring to carry out fraudulent schemes through both the mail system and electronic wire communications. The department did not release additional details about the nature of the underlying fraudulent activity in the announcement.
The 14-year prison term stands as the sentence the court imposed on the Atlanta defendant following his conviction on the conspiracy counts tied to mail and wire fraud.