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Former D.C. Tax Clerk Sentenced For Mortgage Fraud

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Nov 14, 2008 1:29 pm US/Eastern

Former D.C. Tax Clerk Sentenced For Mortgage Fraud

WASHINGTON (AP) ― A federal judge has sentenced a former D.C. tax office worker to three years probation in a mortgage fraud scandal.

Temika Gustus, 28, pleaded guilty in August to lying on a mortgage application in Maryland. Prosecutors say she falsely claimed she had a second job and inflated one of her bank balances in an application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A $48.1 million tax embezzlement scam uncovered in the D.C. tax office led federal investigators to Gustus.

Gustus isn't accused of being involved in the tax scandal. But authorities say a key member of the scheme played a role in Gustus' mortgage fraud. Prosecutors say Alethia Grooms made fake pay stubs and forged a bank statement to help Gustus get a home loan.

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