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Wasendorf Sentencing
Assistant US Attorney Peter Deegan speaks to the media during a press conference to discuss the sentencing of Peregrine Financial Group owner and CEO Russell R. Wasendorf, Sr at the US District Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, January 31, 2013. Wasendorf received the maximum sentence of 50 years after pleading guilty to one count each of mail fraud, embezzlement of customer funds by a person registered under the Commodity Exchange Act , making false statements to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and making false statements to a futures association registered under the Commodities Exchange Act. Behind Berry are (left to right) FBI Supervisory Special Agent Mike Kitzmiller, FBI Special Agent Scott Irwin, Special Agent In-Charge of the Omaha Division of the FBI Thomas Metz, Acting US Attorney Sean Berry, Asst. US Attorney Matt Cole and Postal Inspector Tina Nobis. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG TV9)
Credit: THE GAZETTE
