Theodore Itsvan Joseph Kritza, 46 and a former Chandler resident, was sentenced Tuesday by a U.S. District Court Judge.
Arizona Daily Star Richard Jefferson's longtime personal assistant was sentenced this week to nearly six years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $5 million in restitution after a U.S. District Court judge in Tucson ruled that he had stolen millions from the former University of Arizona and NBA standout.
"We see this scenario time and again," U.S. Attorney Gary Restaino said in a news release."A confidant abuses a position of trust and embezzles someone else’s assets. Thanks to our partners at the FBI for their hard work on the investigation." Kritza's sentencing ends a nearly five-year ordeal that began in June 2017, when he was indicted by a Tucson grand jury on federal charges of fraud totaling nearly $7 million. Kritza was charged with 22 counts of bank fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in U.S. District Court in Tucson.
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