A California man who stole more than $800,000 from a Leisure World resident in an alleged gold bar scheme pleaded guilty Friday to theft charges, according to the county’s state’s attorney’s office.
Wenhui Sun, 34, of Lake Arbor, California pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville to charges of a theft scheme over $100,000, theft over $100,000, attempted theft over $100,000 and conspiracy to commit theft over $100,000, the state’s attorney’s office said in a statement.
Sun faces a maximum of 80 years in prison, according to the state’s attorney’s office. He is being held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds where he awaits a Dec. 9 sentencing hearing…