United States v. Bryson

ORDER

Deb Barnes1 and Melvin Girton were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud arising out of a mortgage fraud scheme in Indianapolis between early 1998 and May of 2001. They were accused of being part of a conspiracy in which inflated appraisals and other false information were used to obtain loans in excess of the true value of the real estate being purchased. The indictment charged Barnes and Girton with conspiracy to commit mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and three counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Barnes was also charged with 10 counts of…