Deeds of Deception: Disbarred Lawyer Convicted of Stealing 11 Brooklyn Homes

A disbarred Brooklyn attorney on June 5 was convicted of stealing the deeds to 11 residential properties in a decade-long scheme that primarily targeted minority homeowners facing foreclosure.

Sanford Solny, 68, of Midwood, was convicted of 13 counts of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, three counts of first-degree scheme to defraud and one count of third-degree grand larceny. Eleven corporations under his control, each tied to a stolen property, were also convicted of similar charges, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

The judge acquitted Solny on charges related to one property and on additional charges linked to the others…

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