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NYC Woman Busted For Clipping $50K In Upfront Rent Deposits From Low Income Residents Seeking Help In Obtaining Affordable Section 8 Rentals, Say Cops

By r morris

In New York City, the New York Post reports:A slick-talking woman posing as a real-estate agent conned about $50,000 from low-income residents looking for affordable housing in Manhattan and The Bronx, cops said [Wednesday]. Josie Almonte, 32, a blond-haired beauty with a sophisticated look, would approach her victims promising to help them expedite their applications for Section 8 housing,

Full post as published by The Home Equity Theft Reporter on July 25, 2009 (boomark / email).