Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit April 7, 2004, Nos. 03-2280, 03-2905 (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.