California man pleads guilty to scheme that bilked $9M from small businesses, town of Bristol

PROVIDENCE – A California man has pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in a business email compromise and money laundering scheme that defrauded companies and the town of Bristol out of nearly $9 million, Acting U.S. Attorney Sara Miron Bloom announced.  Alec Tahir Baker, 61, of Corona, Calif., is accused of participating in a conspiracy that used phishing and

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