Letitia James scores first conviction under deed theft law

New York is on the board with its first conviction under the state’s criminal deed theft law. Victor Quimis pleaded guilty to stealing the home of Renuka Bherwani, an elderly widow who lived in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, the New York Attorney General’s Office announced. The charges Quimis faced included two counts of grand larceny and one count of residential mortgage fraud. “Deed theft is a malicious crime that robs families of their homes, their community, and their financial security,” Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. Quimis and a co-conspirator were accused of forging Bherwani’s signature on documents […]

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