Welcome to The Home Equity Theft Reporter, a blog dedicated to informing the consumer public and the legal profession about Home Equity Theft issues. This blog will consist of information describing the various forms of Home Equity Theft and links to news reports & other informational sources from throughout the country about the victims of Home Equity Theft and what government authorities and others are doing about it.
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.
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