O.C. Accountant Gets Prison for Bank Fraud

An Orange County accountant and a Los Angeles lawyer have been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding an Illinois bank of $1.5 million, authorities in Los Angeles said Wednesday.

Accountant George West Munz, 56, of San Clemente was sentenced July 6 to 21 months imprisonment and ordered to repay $968,646 to the Rock Island Bank, Assistant U.S. Atty. Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced. Perry G. Deluna, 43, who had practiced law in Culver City, was sentenced Tuesday to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay $532,012 in restitution.

Munz and Deluna were indicted for bank fraud and making false statements on lease applications. They were accused of creating bogus companies and submitting fake invoices and tax returns to obtain loans, purportedly for office and telephone equipment, Assistant U.S. Atty. James W. Spertus said. Both pleaded guilty to two fraud counts, Spertus said.