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New York AG charges suspect in alleged deed theft involving 92-year-old homeowner

Friday, June 26, 2026Neil Pierson, HousingWire AutomationView original
New York Attorney General Letitia James has charged a Queens resident with allegedly stealing the Brooklyn home and savings of a 92-year-old woman with dementia, in a case highlighting how deed theft continues to strip home equity and housing security from elderly homeowners in New York City.