A 52-year-old Temple Hills man, who his lawyers say is suffering from major nerve damage after he was nearly stabbed to death in September, was sentenced to nearly three years for his role in a $4 million mortgage fraud scheme.

Wayne A. Lee pleaded guilty in February to receiving almost $400,000 in kickbacks from sellers after he filed false mortgage loan applications so he and a family member could buy seven $570,000 homes in Woodbridge. Within a year Lee defaulted on four loans, causing more than $1 million in losses to lenders when the houses fell into foreclosure.