Utah man admits to mortgage-fraud scheme

Utah man admits to mortgage-fraud scheme

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Aug 29, 2011 12:42PM MDT

A Utah County man is set for sentencing next month after pleading guilty in federal court to conspiracy in a mortgage-fraud scheme.
James Andrew Lawyer, 30, will be sentenced Oct. 26 in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City after pleading guilty last week in a scheme involving the purchase of a Highland home.
Lawyer admitted he conspired with someone identified in court records only as B.G. and at least one other person to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
In a plea agreement reached with ...

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