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Exhibit 32.2

Certification

        This certification is provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and accompanies the Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") for the year ended December 31, 2003 of CRIIMI MAE Inc. (the "Issuer").

        I, Cynthia O. Azzara, Chief Financial Officer, certify that to the best of my knowledge:

(i)

the Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and



(ii)

the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer.

March 12, 2004	/s/  CYNTHIA O. AZZARA
DATE	Cynthia O. Azzara Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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