A lot of the time in court cases involving multiple people, the person who snitches first gets the best deal (just ask Michael Vick who friends turned on him quick).
In this case Irving Fryar and his Mom decided to take their chances at trial while their buddy William Barksdale turned state’s evidence.
You want to guess who got the better deal?
Former Miami Dolphins standout receiver Irving Fryar was found guilty of a role in a mortgage scam on Friday and faces up to 10 years in prison.
The 52-year-old former wide receiver, who played in Miami from 1993-95, applied for multiple mortgage loans in quick succession while using the same property as collateral, a jury found.
Fryar’s defense was that he was a victim of a “con artist” who told him to carry out the scheme.
That man, William Barksdale, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge last year and was the government’s key witness. He is serving a 20-month prison sentence.
Fryar’s mother, Allene McGhee, also was convicted.
Authorities said Fryar and McGhee provided false wage information on her loan applications and claimed she earned thousands of dollars a month as an event coordinator for Fryar’s church. Authorities said the pair made just a few payments on four of the loans and banks eventually wrote the loans off as losses.
They both rejected plea deals, Barksdale’s got 20 months in jail, Fryar and his mom are looking at 10 years.
H/T Slate