Leader of $98 Million Mortgage Fraud Sentenced to 108 Months

Barry Sparks, 53, of Allen Park, Michigan, was sentenced today for federal fraud offenses, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. In March 2011, Sparks pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Erick Martinez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Andrew Arena. United States District Court Judge Denise Page Hood sentenced Barry Sparks to eight years’ imprisonme .... [More]