GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — An Alabama woman is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 30 on charges she conspired to defraud the federal government by preying on Hurricane Katrina victims who needed their properties rebuilt.
Federal court records show Joyce E. Jordan of Gadsden, Ala., pleaded guilty this past week in Gulfport.
Jordan faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Prosecutors say she has agreed to make restitution to the victims.
Jordan and two family members were indicted in 2008. The indictment alleged the company signed contracts and accepted payments but did not do the work it was hired to do or didn't do the work properly.
Her husband was sentenced to six months in prison in April. Charges were dismissed against Jordan's son.
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