California man gets 78 months for $39 million bank fraud scheme

Gary Topolewski, 64, of Northridge, California, was sentenced to 78 months in prison and three years of supervised release for orchestrating a bank fraud scheme that took in more than $39 million from multiple financial institutions over nearly a decade, according to the Justice Department. He was also ordered to pay more than $19.4 million in restitution and $21.8 million in forfeiture.