Joseph Makhani sentenced in Harlem deed theft scheme

Deed thief Joseph Makhani will be spending years in the slammer after being sentenced in a scheme to steal two Harlem brownstones. A judge sentenced Makhani to seven to 21 years in prison after he was convicted of criminal possession of stolen property and a scheme to defraud, according to the New York Attorney General’s Office. He was sentenced to two separate consecutive terms for the two thefts, plus a concurrent term for the scheme to defraud count. Makhani is also required to pay $500,000 in restitution to Flushing Bank. A future hearing will determine what to do about the […]

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