Fraudsters get jail time for housing scams

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A Haitian citizen living in Connecticut has been sentenced to two and a half years for his participation in a grand mortgage scheme defrauding private lenders and the federal government of more than $4 million, according to federal officials.

Marc Jean of Norwich, Conn., pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud for his part in the scheme that involved four properties, which cost the federal government $750,000.

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