Texas Man Convicted In Flipping Scam; Gets 25 Years

The Houston Chronicle reports:

• A Sugar Land man who was convicted in what prosecutors say was a mortgage fraud scam was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday. Jurors on Tuesday convicted Fredrick Jordan Batts, 63, of engaging in criminal activity, a first-degree felony. He faced up to life in prison. Prosecutors said he was the head of a scheme involving the sale of 20 homes in Harris County and other Texas counties for more than $5 million over a six-month period in 2005.

Others charged in the scam are:

• Viet Ba Nguyen and Mohammad Asaduddin (both pleaded guilty and received deferred adjudication),
• Keith Lionell Wiltz (pleaded guilty, gets 8 years),
• Cistie Johnnie Dixon, Meheret Mammo Woldie, Doris Chen Wang, and James Harold Evans Jr. (cases are pending).

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