Friday, September 16, 2016

Landlord Busted For Allegedly Using Forged Documents In Eviction Actions To Illegally Give His Tenants The Boot; Suspect Used Dead Notary's Stamp When Filing Paperwork: Cops

In Plattekill, New York, The Daily Freeman reports:
  • A landlord is facing 14 felony counts, including unlawfully evicting apartment tenants, town police said [].

    Marty Soudani, 67, of Montgomery, was arrested by Plattekill police [] and was charged with seven counts of possession of a forged instrument and seven counts of offering a false instrument for filing, all felonies.

    Town police detectives arrested Soudani after an investigation found he had falsified documents in order to have tenants evicted from their apartments unlawfully, according to a press release.

    Soudini allegedly used a deceased person’s notary stamp when filing eviction paperwork.

    Police did not say where Soudani’s apartments are located.

    He was arraigned in Plattekill Town Court and released pending a further court appearance after posting $5,000 bail.