Groton Man Pleads Guilty To $5M Scheme Using Fake Invoices

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WTIC and AP) – A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to what federal authorities described as a $5 million fraud scheme using his Rhode Island jewelry store.
The U.S. attorney’s office in Rhode Island says 52-year-old Gerald Kent, of Groton, Connecticut, made a plea deal Wednesday with prosecutors. Kent owned Kent Jewelry, which sold jewelry online primarily to Groupon and Zulily.
He pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The identity