Five of the 11 defendants in an alleged $20.5 million mortgage fraud scheme purportedly involving former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Eugene Lockhart have pleaded guilty.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Dallas said Wednesday that four of the defendants have entered guilty pleas or are scheduled to do so this month. A fifth defendant pleaded guilty in February.

Lockhart and the remaining five defendants opted for a trial. An Oct. 18 trial date was postponed and hasn't been reset.

Lockhart and the others are accused of making 54 fraudulent loan closings for single-family homes in the Dallas area totaling about $20.5 million.

The 49-year-old Lockhart, who lives in suburban Carrollton, is on supervised released.