SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- On April 2, 40-year-old Vance White, of Chicago, was sentenced after pleading guilty to wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Adam L. Mildred.

White was sentenced to 46 months of prison followed by 2 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $264,705.53 in restitution.

According to case documents, White engaged in a scheme to defraud and to obtain money from retail stores by paying for merchandise with counterfeit checks.

He would then return the stolen merchandise to different outlets of the same retail store and receive cash for the returns. White committed his fraud at retail stores in the Northern District of Indiana and in more than 25 states, including Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota.