EARLING, Iowa (WOWT) – A western Iowa man has been sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud.
Mitch William Gross, 34, of Earling, Iowa, was sentenced in court Friday to four months in federal prison and to pay restitution, a release states.
Court documents indicate that from September 2021 to October 2022, Gross defrauded his employer, Ruan Transporation Corp., with personal purchases.
Authorities allege Gross used business-related credit cards for purchases of prepaid gift cards, Pokemon cards, and gaming items totaling over $140,000.
According to the release, Gross then submitted falsified receipts and “mischaracterized fraudulent charges” on his expense reports in order to make the purchases appear legitimate.
Along with his sentence, Gross was ordered to pay $146,590.15 in restitution for the purchases.
After he is out of prison, he will be under supervised release for three years. Officials would like to remind the public that there is no parole in the federal system.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Des Moines Police Department investigated this case.
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