is appalling,” Judge Leonie M. Brinkema told her before imposing the sentence Friday in federal court in Alexandria. (U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia)After sentencing Williams, Brinkema ordered her to surrender the Bottega Veneta portfolio. She convinced a successful California businessman named Christian D’Andrade to partner with her to raise $4 million, including $1.4 million of his own money. D’Andrade, 70, lost his business, his two houses, car and all his savings, according to court papers, along with the savings of his girlfriend, ex-wife and a business mentee. “That was only the beginning of the nightmare,” McPhun, who lost her life savings and her home, said in court last year.

Source: Washington Post January 20, 2019 15:49 UTC