Six folks and a enterprise had been indicted in July by Westchester County District Legal professional Mimi Rocah and accused of stealing the property deeds of New Rochelle and Yonkers owners. The owners had been going through chapter and even foreclosures. They’d turned to the indicted people––Marcia Campbell, 61, a licensed actual property dealer from New Rochelle, and her husband, licensed actual property salesperson Fred Campbell, 64; New York Metropolis legal professional Anthony Chilliest, 53; Gerald Smith, 48, of Elmsford; Wayne Inexperienced, 48, of Lynbrook; Frank Palmer, 66, of the Bronx; and the Campal Company (an organization owned by Marcia Campbell)––as a result of they believed they’d be helped with refinancing their properties.
As a substitute, two owners in New Rochelle and one in Yonkers had been scammed: The indicted folks reportedly obtained $2 million in loans towards their houses.
Whereas the costs towards the defendants are nonetheless accusations and have to be confirmed, Rocah stated, “Deed theft schemes exploit probably the most susceptible and might have lasting housing and monetary impacts to households. My workplace will search to carry the defendants accountable for allegedly stealing titles to victims’ houses whereas pretending to assist them.”
When you assume it’s possible you’ll be a sufferer of deed theft or fraud, name the Westchester County DA’s Workplace at 914-995-TIPS (8477).
