HUTCHINSON – A Kansas man who entered a “guilty” plea to one count of felony theft was sentenced to 32-months in prison on Friday.

Mahlon Stutzman, Hutchinson, admitted that between Jan. 1, 2011, and Jan. 1, 2014, he scammed five men out of thousands of dollars.

The state says he gave false representation to the victims to deprive them of their money. Stutzman claimed to have connections to some millionaires such as Warren Buffet and others.

One of the victims questioned whether he had money now to pay victims back.

One of the victims in that case called him a master manipulator.

Before sentencing, Stutzman told Judge Joe McCarville that, “We can make this right, but it’ll take some time.”

In handing down the sentence, Judge McCarville told the defendant, “I don’t think you understand how wrong it is in what you did.”

The judge also ordered restitution in the case, which comes to $425,313.