The U.S. attorney’s office said Wednesday that five people have been indicted on charges related to mortgage fraud. Lane Anderson of Altoona, David Mable of Urbandale, Shannon Flickinger of Earlham and Paul Kramer of Granger were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. They are accused of conspiring to obtain at least 13 mortgage loans through the use of false statements, “straw buyers” and other false and fraudulent pretenses, according to a news release. According to an indictment, Kramer was the principal of a mortgage company and the others owned and operated a real estate development company. In a separate case, Jason Kibbee of Kellogg was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution. He is accused of making false statements, using a disabled relative as a straw buyer and forging documents in connection with a real estate transaction that he said would help a homeowner whose house was in foreclosure.