一名纽约男子在谎称拥有纽约宾馆和多年免租后,对欺诈罪认罪。 A New York man pleaded guilty to fraud after falsely claiming ownership of the New Yorker Hotel and living rent-free for years.

Mickey Barreto, 纽约市男子, 承认诈骗罪, 在纽约宾馆生活多年免租, 并试图主张财产所有权。 Mickey Barreto, a New York City man, pleaded guilty to fraud after living rent-free in the New Yorker Hotel for years and attempting to claim ownership of the property. 他最初为2018年的一个房间支付了200美元,并使用城市住房法为1969年以前的建筑物提供住房,以便在旅馆未能出庭后获得法院裁决,允许他拥有自己的房间。 He initially paid $200 for a room in 2018 and used a city housing law for pre-1969 buildings to obtain a court ruling granting him possession of his room after the hotel failed to appear in court. 检察官声称他伪造财产文件,在城市网站上谎称拥有所有权,并试图收取租金和改变旅馆银行账户的用途。 Prosecutors claim he forged property documents, falsely claimed ownership on a city website, and attempted to collect rent and redirect the hotel's bank accounts. Barreto在被认定不适合接受审判后于2024年被除名。 Barreto was removed in 2024 after being found unfit to stand trial. 他接受了精神病治疗,并接受了认罪协议,其中包括已服6个月的徒刑和5年缓刑。 He received psychiatric treatment and accepted a plea deal that included a six-month prison sentence already served and five years of probation. 他坚持认为,他相信法院裁决给予他所有权,并否认他意图诈骗。 He maintained that he believed the court ruling granted him ownership and denied intent to defraud.