US woman arrested in Belgrade sentenced to 14 years in prison: She must pay millions in damages
The US citizen has been sentenced to 14 years in prison
US District Judge James Moody has sentenced Mary Kathryn Marr, 42, from Miami to 14 years in prison for money laundering.
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The court also imposed a money judgement of 1.5 million dollars, and in addition, Marr was ordered to pay the victims the amount of 14,511,754.05 dollars.
Marr pleaded guilty in June 2021. According to court documents, Marr was the leader of a large international fraud and money laundering ring that operated outside the United States, the US Department of Justice announced, N1 reports.
She and her associates used mass marketing techniques to deceive individuals who believed they were investing significant amounts of money in regulated financial products or markets, especially stocks. In reality, the investments were fake and the victims got nothing. Most of the victims were in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Asian countries.
Marr was arrested in Belgrade on November 1, 2018, based on a red Interpol notice issued by the US Department of Justice, and was extradited to Tampa in April 2019.
(Telegraf.rs)