Sentencing set for man who duped Alabama town

FILE – This file photo provided by the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office in Bryan, Texas, shows Kyle Sandler after his arrest on June 21, 2018. Sandler, who pleaded guilty to scamming an Alabama town for nearly $2 million is due in federal court to find out how long he will go to prison. A judge scheduled sentencing for 43-year-old Sandler for Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala. (Brazos County Sheriff’s Office via AP, File)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A man who pleaded guilty to scamming an Alabama town for nearly $2 million is due in federal court to find out how long he will go to prison.

Sentencing for 43-year-old Kyle Sandler is scheduled for Tuesday morning in Montgomery.

Sandler moved to the east Alabama town of Opelika (Oh-puh-LIE-kuh) in 2011 and later opened a business incubator called the Round House. He pleaded guilty last year to fraud for taking about $1.9 million from more than 50 investors.

Sandler told The Associated Press he falsely portrayed himself as a one-time Google executive and acted out of greed.

U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins said last month that sentence guidelines indicate Sandler should spend between 63 to 78 months in prison.

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