After stealing three Brooklyn properties with forged deeds and impersonating an attorney to sell the stolen properties, a Brooklyn man could spend up to 18 years behind bars.
Carl Smith was found guilty on two counts of second-degree grand larceny, two counts of third-degree grand larceny, two counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, one count of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and unlawful practice of law, HousingWire reports.
His favorite tactic was to file backdated deeds with forged signatures to steal the rights to a property, despite someone usually residing in the property at the time. He would then sell the stolen property to legitimate investors, providing them with a fraudulent contact of sale and deed. [HousingWire]
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