A 44-year-old Centennial man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in a federal prison following a mortgage-fraud conviction, authorities say.
District Judge Edward Nottingham sentenced Torrence James to 12½ years in prison, U.S. Attorney for Colorado Troy Eid said today.
James was indicted in August 2006 and entered guilty pleas to money laundering and wire fraud related to mortgage fraud in January 2007, Eid said.
He and co-defendants ran a scheme in which they lied in order to receive loan money, defrauding lenders of about $3.7 million.
Some borrowers used stolen identities to buy a home, Eid said.
Others sentenced in the same investigation were Nicole Puller, who received a 34-month term; Glenn Puller, one year; Talita James, two years; Taiwan Lee, 30 months; Cindy Ingram, 28 months; and Ronald Fontenot, six years.
Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206 or kmitchell@denverpost.com
