A woman from Savage was sentenced to 60 months in prison Friday for her role in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized lenders across the country. Barbara Lynnae Puro, 49, was sentenced after pleading guilty in March to one count of conspiracy to commit wire 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.

Former Elk River high school English teacher Matthew Ellsworth of St. Paul, who admitted to a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student, has been sentenced to five years of probation. He told a judge they could not help falling in love. The girl, who has since turned 18, said, "I want everyone to know that this (prosecution) was not my choice. I was not victimized."

Before Travis Magdalena Scott was arrested in Canada on prescription forgery charges this week, officials in Minnesota thought he may have taken his own life last summer. He's wanted for fleeing his sentence in an $11.5 million insurance fraud scheme.

A Chanhassen man has become the third person to plead guilty in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved 57 properties. Douglas Rex Butler faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of fraud.

The Gophers basketball charge on Monday admitted he sent a message on Facebook to an ex-girlfriend and pleaded guilty to violating a restraining order, a misdemeanor charge.

Former first-round draft pick Michael Bennett was sentenced by a federal judge to 15 months behind bars for a fraud scheme in Florida. Bennett pleaded guilty to wire fraud after after he allegedly brought bogus tax refunds to an undercover check cashing store run by the FBI.

A plea agreement is likely coming in a fraud case where a Minneapolis physician and the son of another Twin Cities doctor were allegedly bilked out of $7.5 million by a Colorado man. Evan M. Flaxman, 35, is accused of defrauding the victims and spending the money on exotic cars, jewelry and other items.