A former Florida appeals court judge who pleaded guilty to defrauding a bank that loaned him money to purchase a residence in Hawaii is awaiting assignment of a sentencing date. According to A. Brian Albritton, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Thomas E. Stringer of Tampa pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud before Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo. Stringer falsified his mortgage application for the residence by claiming that he had borrowed none of the money he was using for the downpayment, when in fact he had borrowed funds from a third party. The U.S. intends to seek forfeiture of $222,362, the amount of the proceeds from the fraud. A sentencing date has not been set.
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