PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years probation and 200 hours of community service on her conviction of mail fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
United States District Judge Maurice B. Cohill imposed the sentence on Larhon Buchanan, 33, of Pittsburgh, PA.
According to the information presented to the court, Buchanan was a co-owner of several businesses that purported to sell magazine subscriptions but only collected money from victims without ever providing the magazine subscriptions. The scheme took place in cities throughout the country. Losses to the victims were approximately $2 million. The business names used were New Image Consultants, Inc., Fresh Start Opportunities, A Fresh Start by Larhon Buchanan, A Fresh Start by Samuel Cole, and Destiny Sales, Inc.
Assistant United States Attorney Nelson P. Cohen prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the United States Postal Inspection Service for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Larhon Buchanan.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
