Lawyer in $72M scam faces 10 years in prison, ordered to forfeit luxury house, cars

SARASOTA — Joseph Anile II, 56, of Sarasota, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, money laundering and filing a false income tax return.

As part of the sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven, the court also entered a money judgment of $3,283,467 — the proceeds of the fraud, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's office. Anile was also ordered to forfeit his interest in multiple pieces of property, including a luxury residence in Sarasota, high-end vehicles, currency, gold coins and silver bars, which are traceable to proceeds of the fraud.