FORT WORTH -- State District Judge George Gallagher has ordered the
shock-probation release of a woman who has served less than two months
of a 10-year sentence for a key role in a $13 million mortgage fraud
scheme, prosecutors said Saturday.
Chekeelah Phelps, 48, of Grand
Prairie, who allegedly made $1 million, was being held in jail late
Saturday. She could be freed after the state verifies it has no further
reason to hold her, according to the district attorney's office.
Judge-ordered
shock probation allows a person convicted of a misdemeanor or a
first-time felony to be released within 6 months of incarceration. The
intent is to deter a person from criminal activity after experiencing
life behind bars. -- Mitch Mitchell
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