The Brief
- A 67-year-old woman is facing felony charges for her alleged role in a prolific, years-long house theft scheme.
- She, along with other co-conspirators are accused of transferring nearly two dozen properties by forging the names of deceased people and tricking living victims on deed transfers.
NORTH PHILADELPHIA – Gathered on a busy corner in North Philadelphia, DA Larry Krasner announced 67-year-old notary public Gwendolyn Schell is charged with stealing house. Lots of them. Often while people were living in them.
And, houses that were stolen were then turned around and sold, making more victims with the same crime.
“The property’s flipped. Innocent victims may buy the property, etc.,” Jim Leonard, Commissioner with Philadelphia Department of Records, stated. …