DALLAS, Texas.- The sentence of 40 years in prison for Wilson Montoya, accused of fraud and money laundering, was a relief for his victims who had invested their savings in buying and selling home remodeling.Montoya said that he was a real estate agent and convinced several to invest in his company “All in One Inv & Repairs, LLC”.“We are very happy for what happened because justice was done, we are very happy”, said José de Jesús Salazar Zavala.They never saw compensation for that investment, since Montoya gave them pause or even told them that the money had been transferred to another.According to the victims, Montoya convinced them to invest in his company “All in One Inv & Repairs, LLC”, dedicated to home repairs and real estate."He ruined me, to the point that he had no more money or to eat," Eugene Orico, one of those affected, said in 2019."I went from being completely safe with my money in the bank and everything, to now I don't even have to eat."The annoyance grew and a group of those affected appeared on Noticias 23 in 2019. Their story was made visible and they joined together to sue Montoya before the Texas Justice Commission.Justice came to them on June 14, 2022 when a jury sentenced Montoya to 44 years in prison for fraud and money laundering.José de Jesús Salazar Zavala, victim of Wilson Montoya, was at the trial.He entrusted his money to Montoya's company, which promised him great profits by investing in the home construction and remodeling sectors.They signed a contract before a notary and where he was offered to earn high monthly interest."I invested that money, especially José's, it was invested in an investment in Brazil, in the purchase of some containers of merchandise that offered very good returns," Montoya said in a video filmed secretly and that was published in Noticias23 also in 2019 .Salazar Zavala says that during the trial Montoya even promised to return his money in an effort to reduce his sentence."He said he wanted to return the money he stole from us, but locked up in jail I don't think he's going to do it," Salazar said.“He put on something dramatic to try to get to the jury.He began to cry, to say that he wanted to finish his career and that he was doing many things inside the prison to help the prisoners”.The affected party says that Montoya took his cellmate to testify on his behalf, an action that was sanctioned by the judge.“The judge noticed and pulled him down from the chair where he testifies and caught the attention of the attorney and the person who was testifying,” he recalled.After the sentence was passed, the victims celebrated that after more than two years justice came to them, but they still have to recover financially and morally.A dozen people denounced Wilson Montoya for fraud, after realizing that the supposed real estate agent did not meet the deadlines to deliver his money.How did you convince them?He told them that if they invested in his company they would earn 10% of the money, so they made a contract signed before a notary."He spoke to us very well, very nicely, he convinced us, or he convinced me to invest money and that's how we started," one of the victims said in 2019.In addition to the contract signed with "All in One Inv & Repairs, LLC", he then gave them a blank check as a guarantee of payment and told them not to collect it because "he would give it to them in cash and with interest".Those affected decided to go to the bank to cash checks when he stopped paying them, and they realized that they had no funds.More content of your interest