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Florida man gets 14 years for running time share scheme; 54 victims from southern Illinois

(MCT) —A Florida man was sentenced Friday in federal court for bilking thousands of time share owners out of fees, including more than 50 victims in Southern Illinois.

Brian Christopher Morris, 46, of Boynton Beach, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, five years of supervised release, fined $1,000, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment, said U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Wigginton in a news release.

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