Man bought Pokémon cards, gaming items with company money, sentenced to four months

Iowa man gets prison time after buying $140K worth of Pokémon cards on his employer’s dime

He was hoping for a Charizard, but wound up with a behind-barizard.

FBI Catches Man Defrauding His Company Of $140k To Buy Pokemon Cards With His Company Credit Card - The American Tribune.com

In a bizarre case that has captured national attention, Mitch William Gross, 34, from Earling, Iowa, has been sentenced to a 4-month prison sentence for wire fraud after he used company credit cards for personal purchases. According to prosecutors, he defrauded Ruan Transportation Corporation of over $140,000 to buy Pokémon cards and gaming items. For context, he submitted falsified receipts and misrepresented these purchases as business expense…

Man bought Pokémon cards, gaming items with company money, sentenced to four months

The slogan “gotta catch ‘em all” was pertinent to the recent sentencing of a Iowa man, who defrauded his employer of more than US$140,000, on things like Pokemon cards.

Man used company card to buy $140K in Pokémon cards, gaming items; sentenced to 4 years in federal prison

He will serve four years in federal prison and have another three years of supervised release.

Iowa man sentenced for $140K fraud on Pokémon cards and video games with company credit card

Iowa man sentenced to prison after defrauding his employer by spending $140K on Pokémon cards and games, FBI reports.

Man sentenced for spending $140,000 in company funds on Pokemon cards, gaming items

Authorities say he used falsified receipts to make the purchases look like business expenses.