The United State's Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey has sentenced a Sparks woman to 10 years in prison for her role in a Ponzi scheme.
35-year old Anna Kline, formerly known as Jordana Weber of Sparks, Nevada had previously pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of wire fraud. Kline was ordered to serve three years supervised release and pay over $3 million in restitution.
According to a report from the attorney's office, Kline owned and operated several shell companies between April 2017 and July 2019. The companies falsely offered lending services to customers, requiring the victims to pay a "fee" prior to their loans being funded - then she'd continually tell victims that there were delays paying out their loans.
Kline and her significant other Jason Torres were found to have been using the "fees" to pay for their daily living expenses, luxury vehicles, artwork and vacations.
Officials say at least six victims transferred a total of around $7 million to bank accounts controlled by Kline.
Kline was also found guilty of providing falsified documents that tried to establish that Torres was part of the fraudulent scheme.
For more information about the case, you can email USANJ.PublicAffairs@usdoj.gov.
