Evelyn Rivera had pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to net $18.5 million from fraudulent mortgages

Federal prosecutors say Evelyn Rivera, a licensed title agent and owner of Asset Title LLC, received her sentence on Friday. Rivera had previously pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to net $18.5 million from fraudulent mortgages on 55 Fort Lauderdale condominium units. Authorities discovered the fraud after about $690,000 in fraudulent mortgage loans had been issued on two units.Mike Acosta, a licensed property appraiser, and William Louisma, a recruiter of straw buyers, were also convicted for their roles in the scheme. Acosta was sentenced to 41 months in prison, and Louisma was sentenced to 46 months.