Posts Tagged ‘deed fraud’
SOUTH OZONE PARK MAN SENTENCED TO ONE TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON AND MUST PAY $335,256 FOR DEED FRAUD SCHEME TO STEAL HOMES IN SOUTHEAST QUEENS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that her office prevailed in a hearing to restore eight deeds associated with five properties to their rightful owners after they had been stolen by Justin Joseph of South Ozone Park in a deed fraud scheme. The statute utilized by the District Attorney’s office in Tuesday’s hearing before…
Read MoreCON MEN, CORPORATION PLEAD GUILTY IN DEED FRAUD SCHEME TO STEAL HOUSES IN QUEENS, NASSAU
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Russell Carbone and Terrell Hill pleaded guilty to a wide-ranging scheme to steal residential properties by filing forged deeds with city officials. As part of the plea, the court voided deeds to seven homes in Queens and two in Nassau County so they could be returned to their…
Read MoreYour Weekly Update – March 3, 2023
A home in St. Albans was returned to its rightful owners this week through the first-ever use of a state law enacted to help deed fraud victims… (continued)
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