An accepted man has been sentenced to Oklahoma prison for five years for frank investors in his financial company of over $ 500,000.
Brian Kelly Berry, 53, said he was deeply concerned about his actions.
The Oklahoma County District Judge K. Nicky Kirkpatrick condemned him and his wife, Amanda Yvonne Berry on Tuesday, listening to the victims of their scheme. They were all either friends or had a personal relationship with the couple.
“It’s really horrifying,” the judge told the crime.
She noted that the victims were ashamed, disturbed, betrayed and even stupid. “You did this to them,” the judge said. “It’s unreal.”
Brian Kelly Berry is accompanied by an elevator of the Oklahoma Deputy Sheriff’s Deputy Sheriff after his sentence on Tuesday.
The judge ordered the couple to pay $ 495,341 for restitution. She ordered Brian Berry to spend 13 years on a probationary period after his release and finish 100 hours of public service work.
The judge also prevents him from licensed to do financial work.
The judge did not send Amanda Berry to prison. Instead, the judge put her on a probationary period of 18 years and ordered her to finish 100 hours of public service work.
“I no longer believe people,” said a victim, Tracy Johnson. “I’m paranoid for everything and everyone.”
MultiCounty’s state jury returned a charge against the couple in 2022 after investigation. They were accused of one conspiracy and six pieces of money through false claims.
They pleaded guilty to the crimes in January. Amanda Berry, 55 years old, also expressed remorse on Tuesday and asked for forgiveness from the victims.
Big jurors claim that the conspiracy continued from April 2018 to December 2020 and was a company called Icon Financial Group LLC.
The couple lived in Edmund, but moved to the Floridian keys in 2021. They have been married since 2013.
The Oklahoma Securities Department also investigates the couple and received a judge in 2021 to ban them from offering or selling securities in the country again.
“Berry takes advantage of the long-term relationships and confidence put in them, which often happen in connection with securities violations,” said regulatory agency administrator Melanie Hall after the sentence.
“As much as you think you know the person who wants you to invest, always do your homework before transferring your hard money.”
The Securities Department reported that Berrys created Icon Financial Group LLC in April 2018 to advise clients in Real Estate and Financial Affairs. Most of the money invested went to Berrys for their personal use instead, the regulatory agency said.
A victim on Tuesday says he sees humiliating publications on the social media of the couple, who lives abundantly, has been on a boat in Florida and driving BMW and Porsche.
The two worked as a team from Mutachusetts office Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Oklahoma City, according to the Ministry of Securities. Some casualties had legitimate mass investment accounts and were lured to transfer their funds to an icon.
The bigger part of the restitution will go to Massmutual, which restores the victims who were customers.
Prosecutor General Dane Tauri said Berry had paid some money during the scheme to continue to continue. During the victims pandemic, it was said that their money would be more favored with an icon.
The prosecutor asked both to be sentenced to 10 years in prison and 10 years of probation, as well as to pay restitution. Brian Berry only demanded probation to make a better restitution.
Judge Kirkpatrick was more difficult for Brian Berry because he was previously charged with fraud in South Carolina. She told him she had taken advantage of other people for 20 years.
Following the verdict, General Prosecutor Genter Dermond said his cabinet would continue to vigorously pursue financial predators.
“Financial frauds of this scale cause devastating harm to the hardworking Oklahomani who trust these people with their savings in life,” Drumond says in a news message. “This sentence sends a clear message that criminals with white collars who operate positions of trust will face serious consequences in Oklahoma.”
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