//Greenville couple sentenced to federal prison for home-buying & rent-to-own fraud scheme involving more than 100 properties

Greenville couple sentenced to federal prison for home-buying & rent-to-own fraud scheme involving more than 100 properties

Greenville, SC (FOX Carolina) – The United States Attorney’s Office announced Monday that a Greenville couple were sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay back millions of dollars after they were found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and equity skimming.

The judge sentenced Dana Q. Roush, 40, to more than eleven years in federal prison and her husband Michael “Bubba” Roush, 56, to six and a half years. The judge also ordered them to pay back more than $2.5 million. Mrs. Roush was sentenced, while her husband was sentenced to six and a half years.

“These defendants here stole more than money. They robbed their victims of the American dream,” said United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. in a news release. “For so many South Carolinians, times are tough right now. That these two defendants exploited that difficulty to line their own pockets is reprehensible, and this office will not tolerate it. I appreciate the jury’s verdict and the sentence handed down by the judge. I am especially thankful for the hard work form our federal partners in this case.”