James Dan, 45, faces up to 20 years in federal prison when sentenced Sept. 2 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Under a plea agreement - which involved a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud - he is allowed to appeal any sentence longer than three years and five months.
Similar charges are still pending against Dan's alleged accomplice, James Fox, 40, of Crofton.
Prosecutors contend the two cost homeowners $262,059 and their banks at...
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stupidity - 2010-06-25 01:12:30
The judge said that Dan knew all that would happen but the homeowner's were clueless? These guys are slugs, don't get me wrong, but these people were losing their houses,had no equity and were on their way out anyway. It's the banks that Dan and Fox truly ripped off. The homeowners got to stay in their houses longer than they probably would have. A crime is a crime but why do stupid people always get a free pass?
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jail...... - 2010-06-24 13:04:39
i can't believe they were able to plea bargin that low a jail term but alas..... they are going to jail at least....
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