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Noreen Khan and her husband Christopher Mayberry pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy for making false statements to loan businesses in relation to several mortgage loans they financed. Khan had been a technical manager for NASA, while a NASA contractor had employed Mayberry.

According to the charges brought against them, Khan was still working at NASA when she and Mayberry took out significant personal loans in 2016 to fund the purchase of their luxury home. However, they quickly defaulted on those loans and sought to eliminate and dispute the debts by falsely claiming to be victims of identity theft. Khan allegedly filed a fraudulent police report, submitted a false report to the Federal Trade Commission and sent letters to the credit bureaus so the loans would be removed from her credit.

As part of the scheme, the couple allegedly signed three separate loan agreements with mortgage lenders related to the financing of their home from 2017 to 2021. In these applications, they provided false employment information and fake documents which included pay stubs, tax forms and account statements to lenders, according to the charges.

Khan and Mayberry face up to five years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine in addition to the possible forfeiture of their luxury home. They must also pay restitution in the amount of $276,709 prior to sentencing, which is set for Dec. 18. The couple were permitted to remain on bond pending that hearing.