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Court sets sentencing date for Wasendorf

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  • Court sets sentencing date for Wasendorf

  • The CEO of PFG stole more than $215 million from more than 13,000 victims and was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison. All related stories can be found here.
    The CEO of PFG stole more than $215 million from more than 13,000 victims and was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison. All related stories can be found here.
CEDAR RAPIDS (KWWL) -

The federal court has set a sentencing date for Russ Wasendorf, Sr., who remains in jail on federal fraud charges.

The sentencing hearing will be January 31st, at 9:00 a.m.

Wasendorf faces up to 50 years in prison for embezzling $200,000,000 in customer funds and reporting false income statements while CEO of Peregrine Financial Group in Cedar Falls.

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