Crime & Safety
Fairport man sentenced for fraud
By 
Local reporter
Fairport, New York — A 52-year-old man is going to prison for two years for wire fraud, money laundering, and filing a false tax return.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Michael Bartusek, admitted that from the summer of 2015 through the end of 2016, he defrauded his employer of $776,000. Bartusek intended to use the money to buy and sell overseas diamonds and use the money to replace what he stole from his employer. But, when the investment failed, he couldn’t.
He also admitted to working with two other people to try to get people to invest in a company so he could recoup the money he had lost. But, the feds say it was a scam.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Bartusek also filed false tax returns and underreported his income.
In addition to two years in prison, Bartusek was also sentenced to three years of supervised release after he’s let out of jail and must pay $973,922 in restitution to his victims.
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