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A former Wachter Inc. employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of mail fraud related to a scheme that defrauded the Lenexa-based electrical and data infrastructure provider out of $685,000.
Coe Downing, who previously worked as a project manager, began placing orders for electric and wire cables from Wachter supplier Anixter Inc. in 2014. The firm paid for the products by sending a company check through the mail.
According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas,…