Man faces prison, must forfeit Tesla for embezzling $26 million from Columbus furniture company

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WMCH) -- A Powell man will spend five years in prison and have to forfeit his Tesla for embezzling tens of millions of dollars from the furniture company at which he worked.

Yi He, 36, was sentenced in federal court Wednesday for stealing more than $26 million from Roundhill Furniture in west Columbus, which supplies retailers like Wayfair, Walmart and Ashley Furniture. The sentence comes after he pleaded guilty last August to wire fraud and falsifying a tax return.

According to court documents...