A Redwood City man was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday for his $2 million scheme to defraud produce vendors, U.S. Attorney Brian J. Stretch and FBI Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett said.
Over two years, Remon Issa Daniel, 35, bought more than $2 million of produce from nearly 40 vendors by pretending to be employed by produce companies.
Daniel ordered loads of fruit and vegetables on credit and had no intention of paying for them, U.S. Department of Justice officials said.
On July 7, Daniel pled guilty to wire fraud and admitted that from 2014 to his Feb. 25 arrest, he defrauded at least 38 businesses to obtain about $2 million of produce.
Daniel mostly ordered produce from companies in California, Arizona and Texas, falsely claiming to be an employee of legitimate Northern California produce wholesalers Bay Produce, New San Jose Wholesale or General Produce, Department of Justice officials said.
Daniel was indicted by a grand jury on March 10 and was charged with 14 counts of wire fraud. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh, who also ordered Daniel to pay nearly $1.7 million in restitution to his victims and to serve three years of supervised release.
Daniel will begin serving his sentence immediately, Department of Justice officials said.
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