March 25, 2015
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Former sportscaster Don Tollefson is defending himself in court against fraud charges.
Don Tollefson sentenced to 2-4 years in state prison, 15 yrs probation, restitution of $164K in charity fraud case. Could be out in 18 mos.
— NinetyNine (@MayorNinetyNine) March 25, 2015
Tollefson, 62, was found guilty in January on five counts including theft, fraud, and money laundering for selling bogus sports packages for charity. Tollefsen stole about $340,000 dollars in total from his victims.
NBC Philadelphia reports that Tollefsen told the Bucks County judge who sentenced him Wednesday that he felt sorry about what had happened and was "publicly humiliated."
Tollefson initially accepted, but later rejected, a plea deal for a seven month sentence and went to trial where he represented himself.
