Man gets seven years for scamming Montgomery County immigrants

Published September 16, 2012 4:00am ET



A Hispanic man was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for his role in a loan scam that duped immigrants in Montgomery County out of thousands of dollars.

Carlos Sanchez, who is also known as Wilson Hernandez, was convicted in July of six theft charges and one count of mortgage fraud. Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Ronald Rubin sentenced Sanchez to 14 years in prison, but then suspended half of the time.

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