Loveland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wire Fraud Scheme Involving Airline Tickets

DENVER—Christopher B. Watts, age 59, of Loveland, Colorado, was sentenced last Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 51 months (over four years) in federal prison for wire fraud related to a scheme purportedly selling discount airline tickets that did not exist, United States Attorney David Gaouette and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced. Following his prison sentence, Watts was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay restitution totaling $495,397 to nearly 90 victims. The defendant, who is free on bond, was ordered to report to a facility designated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons within 15 days of designation.