The fraudulent loan application was canceled outright.

The one-point-eight-million-dollar sale collapsed, because Shawn had never held one inch of legal right to sell what he was selling.

Shawn pleaded guilty in the end — to grand forgery, to attempted real-estate fraud, to identity theft, and to criminal conspiracy.

The judge sentenced him to prison, to be followed by strict probation, heavy restitution, and every dollar of the court’s costs.

Greg pleaded guilty to conspiracy and attempted fraud and drew long probation, mandatory community service, and fines that took a serious bite out of a comfortable retirement.