Romanian illegal alien sentenced to 21 months in prison for tractor scam

An illegal alien who participated in a scheme to sell fictitious farm equipment in Georgia and across the country has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud.

Viorel Cristea, 33, a Romanian citizen illegally present in the United States, was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of Wire Fraud, said Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. U.S. District Court Chief Judge R. Stan Baker also ordered Cristea to pay restitution to victims of $679,100, and to be deported upon completion of his prison term.

There is no parole in the federal system.