John Vaudreuil, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Robert, Madison, Wis., was sentenced on June 12 by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb to six months in federal prison, a $1,000 fine and two years of supervised release for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme. He was also ordered to pay $336,100 in restitution. Robert pleaded guilty on April 3.
Robert was the owner of Western Designs and Sterling Concepts, residential construction companies that operated in Dane County. Between March 16 and April 21, 2006, Robert allegedly conspired with Becky Ring, formerly known as Becky Stoltenberg, and P. Edwin Gray to make false statements to Washington Mutual Bank to secure a first and second mortgage for the purchase of a home in Westport, Wis.
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