Wedgeworth convinced the victims that he could help them financially by paying off various bills, over time gaining access to their banking and loan information, prosecutors say. — Photo by Gilles Lambert on Unsplash
A man who defrauded more than 30 women by pretending he was a doctor on Internet dating platforms was sentenced to nine years in federal prison, Florida prosecutors say.
Brian Brainard Wedgeworth, 47, began the scheme in October 2016 while in prison in Georgia from a 2014 fraud conviction, according to court documents.
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