纽约市男子承认诈骗罪,因为他用伪造的契约虚假地声称拥有纽约酒店的所有权。
A NYC man pleaded guilty to fraud for falsely claiming ownership of the New Yorker Hotel using a forged deed.
Mickey Barreto是纽约市的一名男子,他在试图要求拥有纽约旅馆的所有权之后,对欺诈表示认罪。 在纽约旅馆里,他通过援引一项城市住房法保护1969年以前建筑物中的单间居住者,实现了多年的免租生活。
Mickey Barreto, a New York City man, has pleaded guilty to fraud after attempting to claim ownership of the New Yorker Hotel, where he lived rent-free for years by invoking a city housing law protecting single-room occupants in pre-1969 buildings.
在因酒店未出席听证会而赢得法院判决,要求他占有其房间后,检方称他伪造产权证并提交到市政府网站,虚假声称拥有整栋建筑的所有权。
After winning a court ruling for possession of his room due to the hotel’s failure to appear at a hearing, prosecutors say he forged a deed and submitted it to a city website, falsely claiming ownership of the entire building.
他还试图收取租金并扣押旅馆的银行账户。
He also tried to collect rent and seize the hotel’s bank accounts.
该建筑物由统一世界基督教的圣灵协会拥有,该协会是一个南朝鲜宗教团体。
The building is owned by the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, a South Korean religious group.
Barreto于2024年被驱逐,被判处六个月监禁(已服满)和五年缓刑。
Barreto was evicted in 2024, sentenced to six months in prison—already served—and five years of probation.
他坚持说,他不打算诈骗和谋取利润。
He maintained he did not intend to defraud and made no profit.