A federal judge Monday sentenced a former sales agent with the now defunct real estate firm of Crisp, Cole & Associates to 27 months in prison for his role in a massive mortgage fraud case.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill sentenced Robinson Dinh Nguyen, 31, of Fresno, to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay $433,000 in restitution for conspiring to commit mail, wire and bank fraud.
"I think it was a fair sentence for a crime for which he took responsibility early," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Stanley A. Boone, one of two prosecuting the case. "He came in early and pleaded guilty, which says a lot."