Bullard Man Sentenced to Prison for Fraud
Posted/updated on: January 27, 2012 at 11:15 am
TYLER — A Bullard man has been sentenced Thursday to 21 months in federal prison. Eual Brent Hallford, 43, pleaded guilty on January 7, 2010, to wire fraud. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $106,000. According to information presented in court, Hallford was in business of buying and selling sports memorabilia over the internet and maintained various merchant accounts for the purpose of processing credit card payments. Authorities confirm, Hallford falsified bank statements and faxed them to the credit card processor, resulting in a loss of at least $120,000. The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
