It's about time! Is he finally locked up, or are they now giving him time to plan a convenient time frame for himself?

Should have been in jail a long time ago. He also could have been paying restitution a long time ago.

Jail makes sense, but six years sounds like a lot of time for this. If you ask me, six months is more like it.

Joseph E. Davis -- "Jail makes sense, but six years sounds like a lot of time for this. If you ask me, six months is more like it."

Oh? And why is that? Major fraud not a serious enough crime in your eyes?

Hard to pay restitutions when you are sitting in the clinker. A shorter sentence with a lots of community work with a some real jail time if he didn't repay would have been a better idea. I don't think we have a career criminal here.

I do think you have a career criminal here. Hundreds of thousands were stolen. From the elderly, sick and those that have difficulty caring for themselves. He needed more time. For a guy that fancy himself as a community activist he should be ashamed. Nothing more than a wolf in sheeps clothing

Rule #1 DO NOT give let anyone keep your credit card!!

He was a career criminal until they caught him and stopped him. People go to jail for much less than eight felonies. The question is: What on earth was he thinking?

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Too bad. At his age, the sentence is a very big price.

I liked Gary a lot and considered him a friend. Although I didn't lose money to him he tried to deceive me on a couple of occasions. I don't know why he did what he did but in the end that doesn't matter.

As far as him paying restitution, I don't believe it for a minute. How much restitution did he pay while out on bail and working? I am sure his pay was low and perhaps that made it impossible. But how will that be any different in 3-6 years? If he truly follows through later, good for him even if it is a small amount. Until then it's all hot air and words from a man who's demonstrated that he's a liar and hasn't changed his ways.