RICHMOND, Va., June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Richmond Field Office issued the following press release:
LYNCHBURG, Va. - A Miramar, Florida man was sentenced yesterday to 41 months in federal prison for perpetuating a lengthy scheme to defraud a Lynchburg doctor out of nearly a half million dollars.
Tommie Lee Nelson, 66, pled guilty in February 2026 to one count of wire fraud.
According to court documents, beginning around April 2020, the victim, a Lynchburg doctor, sought to purchase a commercial building in Danville, Virginia, in partnership with an agricultural cooperative. Nelson represented himself to the victim as a "hard money" lender who could assist in purchasing the building.
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