A North Texas man who took part in a scheme that swindled nearly $ 250,000 from at least 70 homeowners who were facing foreclosure after struggling to make their mortgage payments has been sentenced to six years in prison. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Mark Demetri Stein from Carrollton was part of a group of individuals who mislead vulnerable homeowners by issuing them fraudulent new loans that required large down payments.
