A girl on Lengthy Island was arrested after investigators say she cast deed documentation on her aged neighbor’s dwelling, turning into the authorized proprietor of the property.
Rosemarie Mika, 78, obtained a letter from the Nassau County Clerk saying she now not owned her $350,000 dwelling in Lakeview, based on NBC New York. Mika instantly obtained police and attorneys concerned, based on the report, which led to the arrest of Aurelia Soogea, 35.
Soogea, the daughter of Mika’s neighbor, allegedly cast the signatures on the deeds to Mika’s dwelling, based on prosecutors, transferring the possession of the house for simply $10.
Soogea was booked on a cost of grand larceny and appeared earlier than a decide on Friday. Her authorized crew is contesting the cost.
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Aurelia Soogea, 35, of Lakeview, New York, was arrested and booked for grand larceny. (Nassau County Police Division )
“We’re vehemently contesting it, we’ve entered a plea of not responsible,” protection lawyer Lawrence Carra informed NBC New York.
Carra stated his consumer obtained possession of the house as a present from Mika for allegedly serving to the girl.
“She supplied companies and he or she stayed there infrequently as a caring loving aide,” stated Carra, including that there’s “conflicting proof” that may present “Soogea didn’t forge the deed.”
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However Mika’s lawyer says the 2 girls don’t have any relationship and argued that Soogea did no work for the girl.
The Nassau County District Courtroom within the city of Hempstead, New York. (Google Maps)
The decide on Friday ordered Soogea to don’t have any contact with Mika and scheduled her to return to court docket on Thursday.
Investigators are calling on members of the general public who really feel “they might have been the sufferer of an identical incident,” to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers or name 911.
The authorized battle comes as squatting incidents have exploded in sure areas throughout the nation in current months. In New York, particularly, residents are going through a “rising drawback” of squatters, based on a lawyer within the state who suggested individuals “deal with your properties like a enterprise” to assist defend in opposition to squatters.
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The Midtown Manhattan skyline (Kerry J. Byrne/Fox Information Digital)
One lady in Manhattan lately recounted her ongoing authorized battle with a household that allegedly refused to go away her deceased mom’s condo, or return any of the mother’s belongings to the daughter. The household, who had helped look after the aged lady in her last days, modified the locks on the house and allegedly threatened to flush the ashes of the deceased former tenants down the bathroom because the battle to evict them turned extra contentious.
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Such instances have left property managers and owners on edge as they take care of expensive authorized battles that may generally take years to settle.