COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has handed down a six-year prison sentence for a man convicted of two multimillion dollar frauds, including one involving former Miami Heat players.
The government alleged that Haider Zafar (HY’-dur ZAH’-fahr) defrauded players Mike Miller, James Jones and Rashard Lewis in 2013 by promising to invest $7.5 million in various business opportunities.
Zafar also pleaded guilty in a separate case to swindling a Washington, D.C., businessman out of $10 million between 2008 and 2010.
At sentencing Thursday, Judge Edmund Sargus also ordered that Zafar pay $15.7 million in restitution.
Defense attorney Sam Shamansky asked for a lower sentence, saying Zafar had overcome tremendous personal obstacles after emigrating to the U.S. from Pakistan as a young man.
Zafar faces possible deportation when released from prison.
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