Con Artist Sentenced in $13M Whiskey Investment Scam

A British man was sentenced by an Ohio court for his involvement in a wine and whiskey scam, Decanter reported.

London native Casey Alexander, 27, pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay back a combined $202,195.58 to his victims.

Alexander had been facing 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio confirmed that the FBI, through its investigation...