Fallbrook resident sentenced to prison and restitution of $861,757

SAN DIEGO - A former employee of two large corporations who set up shell companies and billed them more than $800,000 for goods and services not provided was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison.

Brett Bardsley, 43, a former materials/purchasing manager at Koch Membrane Systems and BEI Technology in Vista and San Marcos, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Houston after his convictions for mail fraud and filing a false tax return.

At Koch and BEI, Bardsley had the power to purchase goods and services and enter them as received into inventory, officials said.

According to court...