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A federal judge in Houston on Wednesday sentenced Christopher Brian McPherson to five years in prison. McPherson also was ordered to pay more than $278,000 in restitution.
McPherson in April pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
Prosecutors say McPherson in 2006 took out classified ads seeking funding to buy used Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers. He allegedly planned to refurbish the units, and Utility trailer rentals
then sell them to the federal government.
Investigators say McPherson made up vehicle identification numbers for trailers he said he planned to buy, and Utility trailer rentals
and instead used the money for his personal expenses
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