A Buffalo scam artist who used at least 63 different identities to defraud his victims has been sent to federal prison for 87 months and ordered to repay victims nearly $8.8 million.
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People enter the Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Derek Gee/Buffalo News)
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