Fraudulent home inspector sentenced

TAMPA — A Palm Harbor woman was sentenced Thursday to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida announced in a statement.

In addition to her prison sentence, Tammy Roaderick, 40, received a monetary judgment of $2,396,498.25, the proceeds traceable to her offense, authorities say.

According to court documents, Roaderick and Dean Counce, her co-conspirator, operated American Mortgage Field Services to provide preservation and inspection work for homes in foreclosure. Servicing lenders of the homes, owned by government entities such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration, paid AMFS to conduct periodic inspections of their properties.