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Ex-football star Irving Fryar convicted in mortgage scam
http://www.wcvb.com/news/exfootball-star-irving-fryar-convicted-in-mortgage-scam/34606216
Former New England Patriot faces 10 years in prison
Ex-football star Irving Fryar convicted in mortgage scam
Published 9:36 PM EDT Aug 07, 2015
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. —Former NFL star Irving Fryar was found guilty of a role in a mortgage scam on Friday and faces up to 10 years in prison.
The 52-year-old former wide receiver, who made his name at the University of Nebraska and with several professional teams, applied for multiple mortgage loans in quick succession while using the same property as collateral, a jury found.
Fryar's defense was that he was a victim of a "con artist" who told him to carry out the scheme.
That man, William Barksdale, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge last year and was the government's key witness. He is serving a 20-month prison sentence.