A federal judge has sentenced a woman convicted of bank and loan fraud to 10 days in prison, a variance from the federal sentencing guidelines’ recommendation of five years.

Because Denise Haines didn’t demonstrate excessive greed, benefited relatively little from the fraud, has children to support, and has no criminal record, among other things, U.S. District Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted her a significant variance from the 57 to 71 months suggested by the federal guidelines.

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