Thomas John Sfraga appropriated the name from a scheming “Seinfeld” character as he bilked friends and neighbors. He was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Thursday.

Thomas John Sfraga, 56, was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for stealing over $2 million for sham business ventures.

(John Annese / New York Daily News) A Brooklyn man who borrowed a running gag from “Seinfeld” by inventing a company named Vandelay to scam investors wasn’t laughing when a judge on ...