PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota man has been sentenced to four years in prison for taking thousands of dollars through fraudulent contracts.
The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office says 50-year-old Stephan McCrae, of Menno, was sentenced to prison this week on a charge of grand theft by deception and ordered to pay more than $10,000 in restitution.
Authorities say the charge stemmed from a multi-state scheme in which McCrae made fraudulent contracts with consumers and accepted down payments to build fences.
McCrae also been convicted in Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri.
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