Six defendants sentenced in mortgage fraud scheme at Jade Brickell

A group of six defendants have been sentenced in a  multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme at the Jade condominium in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, according to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Wifredo Ferrer. The defendants include Lilli Casal-Diaz, Andres Mendez, Andy Mendez, Jr., Josephine Santana, Jose Rafael Martinez and Basilio Gomez. All have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment for their roles in a scheme that netted more than $5.6 million. The longest sentence went to Andres Mendez, who received five years in prison. — Alexander Britell