LOS ANGELES—A Westwood man was sentenced Nov. 3 to nine years and two months behind bars for defrauding victims out of more than $5 million by purporting to sell bonds for large-scale construction and other projects.
Tommy Watts, 63, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, who also ordered him to pay almost $9 million in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
