A Philadelphia man will spend six years in prison for forging documents and signatures to illegally transfer ownership of six city homes to himself or his associates.
Macangelo Tillman, 52, pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fraud in March. Over the course of two years, prosecutors said, he forged signatures and notary stamps — or bribed an official to notarize documents without the appropriate parties present — in order to acquire properties belonging to deceased owners, or those owing significant taxes.
The homes spanned different neighborhoods, including Overbook Park, East Germantown, Carroll Park and Elmwood Park. As court documents allege, Tillman targeted properties listed for sale by the sheriff’s office due to unpaid taxes or titled to dead individuals. With the help of several associates, he executed an elaborate scheme to assume control of the homes…