An accused heartless real-estate scammer landed on trial Monday for allegedly swiping two Manhattan brownstones from their owners — including an 83-year-old woman who ended up in a shelter collecting cans.
Property thief Joseph Makhani is facing charges involving stolen property and fraud for swindling his way into owning the pair of pricey Harlem properties worth a total of nearly $5 million between 2012 and 2023, the state Attorney General’s Office said.
Among the witnesses scheduled to testify against Makhani is Veronica Palmer, the elderly Harlem property owner who was kicked out of the building she purchased in 1985 in the alleged cruel scam.
“He didn’t use a crowbar,” prosecutor Nazy Modiri said during statements in Manhattan Supreme Court, referring to Makhani…