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By Bill Goldston |
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March 11, 2010 - Christopher B. Watts, age 59, of Loveland, Colorado, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 51 months (over four years) in federal prison for wire fraud related to a scheme purportedly selling discount airline tickets that did not exist.
Following his
prison sentence, |
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Christopher B.
Watts was indicted by a federal grand jury in
As part of the scheme, Watts falsely represented that he had access to
free or discounted airline tickets based on a retirement package he had
received from an airline which had formerly employed him or based on his
connections within the airline industry. |
“This case proves
the age-old adage, if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably
is,” said U.S. Attorney David Gaouette. |
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