New YorkAttorneyGeneralLetitia James is warning that deed theft is more than a propertycrime, describing it as “a crime of generational loss”.
She made the comment while announcing the arrest and indictment of a Brooklynmanaccused of stealing the home of an elderlywoman living with dementia.
Speaking outside the courthouse in Brooklyn, James said her office charged Mark Salkey after an investigationfound he allegedly exploited the homeowner’s trust, transferred the deed to her property, and profited from a home she had owned for years…