TAMPA -- A Land O' Lakes woman was sentenced Friday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for her part in a $6 million mortgage fraud scheme that went on for more than a year.
Andrea Batronie, 31, must serve three years of probation after her prison sentence, which was handed down by U.S. District Judge Richard Lazzara.
Batronie conspired with Luis Uribe, who pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Batronie was found guilty on Oct. 26.
Uribe, 28, was a licensed mortgage broker involved in Bay General Contracting Services. The company obtained dozens of fraudulent loans between July 2006 and September 2007, but never built anything, according to the news release.
Batronie was a license title agent, according to the release. The conspirators fraudulently submitted mortgage applications under false pretenses, obtaining and disbursing the proceeds of those loans, including directing portions of the proceeds to bank accounts in their control, the release states.
Uribe pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. He could face as much as 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
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