IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — An Orange County employee of Fannie Mae has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for taking kickbacks from a real estate broker who sold properties on behalf of the mortgage giant.

The U.S. Attorney’s office says 45-year-old Armando Granillo was also ordered Monday to spend six months in a residential re-entry center following his release from prison.

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