Eagan man enters guilty plea in $14M mortgage fraud

Joseph Meyer, 47, has pleaded guilty to a single count of mail fraud in connection with a mortgage scheme involving the Cloud 9 Sky Flats condo development in Minnetonka. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Nine people have been charged in the fraud scheme. A Minneapolis man is the only person who has not entered a plea.

Author:
BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Jun 21, 2012

Joseph Meyer, 47, has pleaded guilty to a single count of mail fraud in connection with a mortgage scheme involving the Cloud 9 Sky Flats condo development in Minnetonka. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Nine people have been charged in the fraud scheme. A Minneapolis man is the only person who has not entered a plea.

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