Nonprofit leader found guilty in home scam

Published April 18, 2008 4:00am ET



A federal jury on Thursday convicted a founder of a nonprofit organization on charges that he forged the names of dead people in order to steal their homes.

Duane McKinney, 35, president of Brotherhood of Men Inc., was found guilty on 11 counts of fraud, theft and illegal money transactions. He is scheduled to be sentenced July 15, and faces between seven and nine years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines, according to the U.S. district attorney for D.C.

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