Ex-Roadrunner CFO gets two years in prison for accounting fraud scheme
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-12-02T22:31:00
Peter Armbruster, the former chief financial officer of trucking and logistics company Roadrunner Transportation Systems, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for his role in a complex securities and accounting fraud scheme.
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