Roseville man pleads guilty to mail fraud

A Roseville man pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, according to a news release issued Friday.Leo Wheeler, 56, admitted to defrauding over 10 investors of hundreds of thousands of dollars by submitting about 85 fraudulent invoices for work he falsely claimed he had performed on a 30-lot subdivision known as Creekside Oaks Estates in Lake County, Calif.Wheeler used three fictitious companies — Kenneth Gutman Trucking, SNC Solutions and California Maintenance — to funnel funds to himself and to other projects he was behind on, according to the release.During an interview with an IRS Special Agent, Wheeler admitted he had falsified numerous invoices and wrongly diverted investor funds.Wheeler is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 18. He faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a three-year term of supervised release. The actual sentence will be determined at the discretion of the court.~ Staff report