Georgia man accused of forgery in sale of excavator to Berks man

Georgia man accused of forgery in sale of excavator to Berks man

A Georgia man is accused of selling a 3-ton earth-moving machine that he rented from a home improvement store in Virginia to an unsuspecting Berks County man for $15,000 after meeting him at a shopping center. Quintavious D. Pittman, 28, of McDonough was jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail to await a hearing following arraignment Tuesday night before District Judge Michael D. Kaufman in Reading Central Court. Caernarvon Township police charged him Ma…

Reading man charged with fraud after taking over house from dead woman

A Reading man has been arrested and faces real estate fraud-related charges after allegedly buying a property from a woman who died three years prior to the sale date. Hector J. Martinez, 42, surrendered to police on Wednesday and was arraigned in front of Berks County District Judge Michael D. Kaufman on charges of tampering with public records, theft by deception, forgery, tampering with records or identification, making unsworn falsifications…

Reading man charged in real estate fraud involving deceased homeowner

A 42-year-old Reading man has been charged with multiple felonies in connection with an alleged fraudulent real estate transaction involving a deceased homeowner and a blighted property in the city. According to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office, Hector J. Martinez is accused of forging documents and unlawfully claiming ownership of a property in the 300 block of South 7th Street. The investigation began in August 2024 after the Berks …