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One of the defendants, Andy Singh, claimed he was the sole shareholder and chairman of 23-41 100th Street Corporation.
By Forum Staff
Two men have been indicted for allegedly filing fraudulent paperwork to claim ownership of an East Elmhurst home, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday.
Jorge Vasquez Jr., 40, and Andy Singh, 34, are accused of acting in concert to impersonate the deceased homeowner, as well as her son, the rightful heir to the home, in order to unlawfully gain access to the payoff information of the mortgage so that the property could be sold. The defendants then used that information to complete the sale of the property.
According to the charges, the deceased property owner passed away in 2019, leaving the victim – her only biological son. In October 2021, the victim noticed an email from his mother’s mortgage company that confirmed a change in contact information on the loan, including an email address that the victim did not recognize. When the victim contacted the mortgage company to inquire about this unauthorized change in information, the mortgage holder informed the victim that the mortgage had been paid off on October 4, 2021. When the victim visited the residence, he saw workers doing construction on the property and removing his personal belongings from the home, including childhood photo albums, and putting them in a dumpster in front of the property. The victim then contacted the District Attorney’s Office, who began conducting the investigation.
On November 8, 2021, a fraudulent deed was filed with the New York City Register, which claimed the property had been sold for $530,000 on October 4, 2021 by Jorge Vasquez Jr. “as sole heir” of the deceased property owner, to 23-41 100th Street Corp., for which Andy V. Singh is the sole shareholder and chairman.
DA Katz said in September 2021, defendant Singh allegedly made numerous phone calls to the mortgagee of the property claiming that he was the son of the deceased property owner. He allegedly provided the victim’s first name, and the deceased property owner’s full name and social security number, and requested a payoff statement in anticipation of the sale of “his mother’s” property. Later that same month, the same defendant contacted the mortgage holder once again, this time claiming that he is the deceased homeowner, and was seeking a payoff quote. The defendant allegedly provided the homeowner’s social security number during this call as well.
Continuing, said the DA, in order to sell the home, the defendants were required to submit several documents to the title company, including a death certificate for the deceased property owner and affidavits of heirship confirming the seller as the sole heir. As alleged, the death certificate submitted to the title company was forged, as it claimed the deceased owner passed away in 2017 when she actually passed away in 2019. According to the charges, the affidavits of heirship claiming Jorge Vasquez Jr. was the only living heir of the deceased property owner were also fraudulent.
This all occurred without the knowledge or consent of the deceased homeowner’s son, the rightful heir to the property.
If convicted, the two men each face up to 15 years in prison.
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Boys’ members, including Acevedo, Collado, Deonarrain, Liriano, Maisonet, Nedrick, Nunez, Rosado, Alberto Santiago and Vargas used social media to sell the controlled substances and frequently displayed images of themselves possessing firearms, including high capacity magazines, scopes and multiple guns at once.
“The members of this gang showed no regard for the damage they caused the businesses or the danger they put people’s lives in illegally pushing drugs, all to fuel their own greed,” said FBI New York Assistant
Director-in-Charge Michael Driscoll.
If convicted, Acevedo, Collado, Deonarrain, Liriano, Maisonet, Nedrick, Nunez, Rosado, Alberto Santiago, and Vargas all face up to life imprisonment. Jonathan Santiago faces a sentence of up to 40 years’ imprisonment, and Luis Cerda faces a sentence of up to 15 years’ imprisonment.
