HAVERHILL — A Haverhill man pleaded guilty in federal court April 1 to defrauding investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and could face up to two decades in prison, prosecutors said.

Luciano Schipelliti, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in federal court in Boston. U.S. Senior District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for June 24. Schipelliti was charged last month.

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