Andrij Olesiuk has been sentenced to 14 months in jail for setting up a fake Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe page and posing as a hedge fund manager for a made-up company.Olesiuk, 33, was convicted in January of committing fraud under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime.
On Tuesday, he admitted to also committing investor fraud of $65,000. Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe fraudster found guilty Judge Brent Klause accepted a joint submission of a three-month jail sentence consecutive to 11 months for the investor fraud.
Olesiuk must also complete 40 hours of community service.Olesiuk was ordered to repay the investors-turned-victims and GoFundMe, as the crowdfunding website has already refunded its donors.During trial, Olesiuk testified.