Former Dog House Grill Manager Sentenced to Federal Prison for $30M Fraud Scheme

Former Dog House Grill manager sentenced to federal prison for $30M fraud scheme

A convicted Fresno fraudster walked out of federal court on Monday as he prepares to spend 90 months in federal prison.

Former restaurant manager sentenced to over 7 years for $30 million wire fraud scheme

A man was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison after a $30 million wire fraud scheme, according to the district attorney.40-year-old Matthew Dane Billi

Dog House Grill former manager sentenced to federal prison

Former Dog House Grill Manager Matthew Dane Billingsley was sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a $30 million fraud scheme on Dec. 8 after pleading guilty in August. The restaurant, located across the street from Fresno State, has faced an increase in publicity since the news first broke earlier this year. Billingsley was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for fraud, where he forged documents, faked brokerage account statements a…

Ex-Dog House Grill general manager sentenced to prison for fraud scheme

Former Dog House Grill general manager Matthew Billingsley was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for his $30 million fraud scheme.  U.S. District Judge Jennifer Thurston handed down the sentence on Monday.  Driving the news: Billingsley agreed to a plea deal in August with federal prosecutors, pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud.  From June 2018 to February 2023, Billingsley made false representations about having a brokerage account with…

Fresno Man Sentenced in $30 Million Fraud Scheme

A Fresno man was sentenced on Monday to seven years and six months in prison for defrauding lenders and financial institutions out of more than $30 million, federal authorities said. Matthew Dane Billingsley, 40, was convicted of wire fraud for a scheme that spanned nearly five years, during which he falsified brokerage account statements, forged signatures, and misrepresented the intended use of loan funds, prosecutors said. According to court …

Fresno man sentenced to 7.5 years for $30M fraud scheme

Matthew Dane Billingsley, 40, of Fresno, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston to seven years and six months in prison for wire fraud in a scheme that targeted individual lenders and