The last of eight people convicted for an international fraud scheme that tricked victims out of their life savings was sentenced to prison Thursday in U.S. District Court in Toledo.

Kishan Vinayak Patel, 26, an Indian national, received a 46-month sentence pursuant to his conviction at trial of participating in a large-scale money laundering conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio said.

Co-defendant Pramay Kumar Mamidi, 27, also of India, was previously sentenced to 60 months for money laundering conspiracy after a jury trial.

Patel and Mamidi also were jointly and severally ordered to pay nearly $4 million in restitution to victims in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana.

The other defendants in the case all were previously sentenced after pleading g

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