FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man has pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme in which more than 70 people were tricked into sending him money.

The U.S. Attorney’s office in Fairview Heights announced Thursday that 52-year-old Brian J. Fields of Belleville faces 20 years in prison for each of the two charges of money laundering and wire fraud. He is scheduled for sentencing in September.

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