"A Parent's Love Being Taken Advantage Of" Results In Federal Fraud Indictment, Claims City Councilman

In Uniontown, Pennsylvania, The Associated Press reports:

• A new city councilman took part in a mortgage fraud scheme run by his daughter, federal authorities charged. Marlin Sprouts Jr., 52, a substitute teacher in Uniontown, was charged Friday with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Sprouts blamed the arrest on a failed real estate venture and vowed to clear his name. He said the charges stem from "a parent's love being taken advantage of." Tiffany Lynn Sprouts opened a brokerage firm several years ago and forged loan applications, tax returns and appraisals to help straw purchasers get more than $2.4 million in loans, authorities say.

For more, see Uniontown councilman charged in fraud.

See also:

• Sprouts scheduled for arraignment on federal charges,
• Feds arrest Uniontown councilman in fraud case ("The FBI agents pounded on my door and came in and said, 'You're under arrest for conspiracy to commit bank fraud.' It was a very ugly blow to me," Sprouts said. ),
• Uniontown official charged in mortgage fraud scheme.