An Alexandria man has been charged with wire fraud after federal authorities say he was caught swindling $1 million through a mortgage scheme as the housing market busted.

Virginia businessman Jean Youseff Agbey created a fake construction company, Advanced Renovation and Construction, to obtain loans on eight Florida condominiums, according to court documents.

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