Brian Garry Sewell Gets 3 Years for Fraud, Unlicensed Crypto Transfers, $3.6M Restitution

U.S. District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen sentenced Utah resident Brian Garry Sewell to three years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Prosecutors said he defrauded investors of nearly $3 million and ran a cash-to-crypto service that moved more than $5 million; the court ordered more than $3.6 million in restitution.