Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Queens DA: I.D. Theft Leads To Sale Of Home Out From Under Unwitting Elderly Stroke Victim; Suspects Allegedly Pocketed $95K

From the Queens County, New York District Attorney's office:
  • Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown [last week] announced that a brother and sister are charged with stealing the identity of a 68-year-old Jamaica, Queens, man who had been disabled as a result of a stroke and then secretly selling his house out from under him and pocketing the profits.

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  • The District Attorney identified the defendants as Shawn Corcas, 38, of [...] St. Albans and Patricia Corcas, 55, of Rosedale. The siblings were arraigned [last week] on an indictment [...]. They are charged with second-degree grand larceny, third-degree grand larceny, second-degree criminal possession of stolen property, third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, first-degree falsifying business records, second-degree falsifying business records, first-degree identity theft and second-degree identity theft.

For more, see Brother And Sister Charged With Fraudulent Sale Of Disabled 68-Year Old Queens Man's Home.

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