US EditionMan Pleads Guilty to Fraud in New Yorker Hotel Ownership Scheme
Mickey Barreto pleaded guilty after forging documents to claim New Yorker Hotel ownership, receiving six months served and five years probation, prosecutors said.
- A New York City man, Mickey Barreto, pleaded guilty to fraud for forging property records to claim ownership of the New Yorker Hotel.
- Barreto initially paid $200 to rent a room at the hotel in 2018 and then used an obscure tenant law to gain possession of the room.
- Barreto was sentenced to 6 months in prison, which he already served, and 5 years of probation as part of his plea deal.
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Man Who Lived Rent-Free for Years in New Yorker Hotel Pleads Guilty to Fraud
A New York City man who lived rent-free in the iconic New Yorker Hotel for years and even attempted to claim ownership of the property has pleaded guilty to fraud charges, according to court records reviewed by PEOPLE. Mickey Barreto entered the plea on Wednesday, Feb. 18, in the New York Supreme Criminal Court.
A New York City man who tried to claim ownership of the New Yorker hotel has pleaded guilty to fraud, ending a long legal saga that involved an obscure tenant law that allowed him to live rent-free for years in the famous Manhattan hotel. Mickey Barreto pleaded guilty Wednesday to falsifying property records in an attempt to take ownership of the hotel. The attempt, at least on paper, was partially successful, according to Barreto. According to …
NYC man pleads guilty after bizarre bid to claim ownership of New Yorker Hotel
A New York City man who attempted to claim ownership of the New Yorker Hotel has pleaded guilty to fraud, ending a lengthy legal saga involving an obscure tenant law that allowed the man to live rent-free for years in the storied Manhattan hotel.Mickey Barreto entered the plea on Wednesday, admitting that he had forged property records in an effort to take ownership over the hotel. That effort was, at least on paper, partially successful.In Barr…
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Man who lived rent-free in New Yorker Hotel, then claimed to own it, pleads guilty to fraud charge
A New York City man who claimed to own a storied Manhattan hotel has pleaded guilty to fraud. Mickey Barreto entered the plea Wednesday, admitting that he forged property records in an effort to take ownership of the New Yorker Hotel.
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