Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A former FBI employee and his wife were convicted in a mortgage fraud scheme and now face up to 30 years in prison, the Mercury News reports.
The husband, Charles Espinel, 61, also admitted he lied to the agency about his new properties to prevent suspicion.
Espinel and his wife, Jeanette 58, pleaded guilty to defrauding First California Bank and Wells Fargo Bank to buy a combined $1.3 million in rental properties. The couple lied about their incomes and intentions of living at the properties.
Espinel spent 32 years with the FBI, retiring as a support services technician.
