NY Attorney Pleads Guilty Of Ripping Off Aunt Of Home Sale Proceeds

In New York, the Mid Hudson News reports that attorney Shelly Ann Rivera of East Haven, Connecticut pled guilty in Westchester County Court to grand larceny in the second degree for stealing $550,000 from her aunt. She represented her aunt in a number of real estate and financial matters. In May 2005, Rivera received a check for approximately $480,000 from her aunt as the proceeds of the sale of a house in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. In August of 2006, Rivera received another check for $522,248 which was a portion of the proceeds for the sale of another house in Warwick in Orange County. Rivera held the money in trust to be used in a subsequent real estate transaction. On October 9, 2006 she failed to provide her aunt with $860,000 needed by her to purchase a new property in Riverdale, New York. For more, see Attorney pleads guilty to defrauding her aunt of cash.