Man sentenced to five years in prison for mortgage scheme

Ben Handa was also ordered to pay $180,000 in restitution.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 12:55 p.m. November 11, 2019
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NAPLES — Ben Handa of Naples was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme, according to the Florida Office of Financial Regulation. 

Handa was also ordered to pay $180,000 in restitution, states an OFR press release. The sentence follows a plea of no contest in February 2019.

 

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