A Montrose man was sentenced Friday to nearly two years behind bars for defrauding investors out of more than $1 million via an adult entertainment website scam.

Patrick Khalafian, 55, was ordered to pay about $1.1 million in restitution along with the 21-month federal prison sentence, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

He pleaded guilty in July 2024 in downtown Los Angeles to a single count of wire fraud.

According to the indictment, from November 2009 to October 2016, Khalafian solicited investments for businesses — including 168 Entertainment LLC, Empire Entertainment Group Inc., and EEG LLC — that purportedly developed and operated adult entertainment websites.

Khalafian claimed that victims’ investments would be used for business operations, including developing software

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