Former subprime lender sentenced to four years in prison

The son of a former Guinea prime minister should be deported for his car-buying fraud schemes, a Maryland appeals court ruled. — The CEO of a now-defunct subprime auto lending company was sentenced to four years in prison in connection with a bank fraud scheme. (FILE PHOTO)

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Mark Weinraub, Crains Chicago Business

March 17, 2025 10:05 PM

The CEO of now-defunct Honor Finance, an Evanston, Ill.-based subprime auto lending company, was sentenced to four years in prison in connection with a bank fraud scheme.

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