He was linked with buying PNE and Derby County back in 2022
Chris Kirchner - the man who submitted a bid to buy Preston North End in 2022 - has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fraud. The 36-year-old was sentenced on Thursday, 11 July, in Texas, and ordered to pay a total of $65,415,938.12 in restitution. Three years of supervised release will follow his sentence. Back in January, news broke that Kirchner had been found guilty of four counts of wire fraud and seven counts of money laundering.
He funded a “life of luxury”, flying on private jets, buying expensive jewelry and playing golf with celebrities such as Justin Rose and Rory McIlro - Slync sponsored plenty of high-profile sporting events. Kirchner, who did not speak directly in court, was found to have purchased a $16m Gulstream jet. When he was first indicted, U.S.
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