Race car driver Tucker gets more than 16 years for lending scheme

A Kansas businessman and race car driver was sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison on Friday for crimes related to his online payday lending business, which prosecutors said made more than $3.5 billion as it exploited millions of cash-strapped consumers.Scott Tucker, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel in Manhattan.Tucker did not make a statement at his sentencing, referring instead to a letter he submitted to the court in December.