New York indicts two under the state's new deed theft law; how to protect your home
08/12/25 at 03:00 AM
New York indicts two under the state's new deed theft law; how to protect your home
Consumer Affairs; by James R. Hood; 8/11/25
New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced the indictments of two people accused of orchestrating a brazen deed theft targeting an elderly widow in Kew Gardens Hills while she was receiving end-of-life hospice care in her home. Deepa Roy, 68, of Manhattan, and Victor Quimis, 39, of Queens, allegedly forged the signature of Mrs. Renuka Bherwani to unlawfully transfer ownership of her home — which she had owned for nearly four decades — first to themselves, then to Quimis’s company, Hunter Studios & Developer Corp.