WORCESTER – James M. Merrill was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison for his role in TelexFree, a worldwide pyramid scheme based in Marlborough that roped in 1.8 million people and cost some victims their life savings, homes and even their marriages.U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Hillman also ordered Merrill, of Ashland, to serve three years of probation and to pay restitution to the victims of the scheme.The prison sentence was shorter than the 10-year [...]
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