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In the following To view links in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. Your post count is 0 momentarily. Philadelphia To view links in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. Your post count is 0 momentarily. today announced that arrest warrants have been issued for fifteen people for engaging in a continuing conspiratorial and criminal enterprise to steal homes, engage in Forgery, Perjury, Record Tampering and Thefts, among other crimes. This investigation began in 2004. Upon finding a massive conspiracy between the named suspects, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office petitioned the supervising judge of the Grand Jury to have this matter brought before the Grand Jury.

To view links in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. Your post count is 0 momentarily.Philadelphia DA Lynne Abraham

We are grateful to the DA’s office for the following information:
The following people have so far been arrested:

• Carlos Quiles, DOB 1/5/51, 1934 Howard Street, Philadelphia, PA
• Ivan Delgado, DOB 12/26/50, 2419 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA
• Kenneth Lyons, DOB 11/26/68, 46 E. Pastorius Street, Philadelphia, PA
• Richard Smith, DOB 7/27/63, SSN 164-58-2392, 728 Haws Avenue, Norristown, PA
• Lenora Irene Jackson, DOB 1/8/50, 2717 West French Street, Philadelphia, PA
• Juanita Torres, DOB 1/17/45, 1644 East Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
• Daralease Brown, DOB 12/12/65, 356 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA

The following people are still to be arrested:

• David Lespier, DOB 9/28/61, 2948 Tulip St., Philadelphia, PA.
• Vincent Wilder, DOB 11/14/61, 1438 S. 55th Street, Philadelphia, PA.
• Alberto Rodriguez, DOB 01/20/1960, 1828 E. Thayer Street, Philadelphia, PA.
• Marino Rodriguez, DOB 10/27/1966, 1828 E. Thayer Street, Philadelphia, PA.
• Maria Roman, DOB 3/2/69, 222 E. Willard Street, Philadelphia, PA.
• Zoraida Cuevas, DOB 3/20/59, 4141 O Street, Philadelphia, PA.
• Rebecca A. Robinson, DOB 2/19/45, 62-A Hopewell Lane, Sicklerville, NJ.
• Troy Baylor, DOB 6/27/64, 2425 N. 32nd Street, Philadelphia, PA.

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To view links in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. Your post count is 0 momentarily.One of the Philadelphia homes that were “stolen”

The Grand Jury investigation revealed that generally, this ring forged and recorded deeds to abandoned or otherwise uninhabited properties, transferring these properties from their true and rightful owners to codefendants, or fictitious person, and then “sold” these properties to unsuspecting victims. In addition, the ring forged multiple copies of the same Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia “Entry Authorization” paperwork with the same file number for multiple properties, which purportedly gave some “homebuyers” the right to enter these premises while they waited for the deeds, which almost never came. In each case of fraud, the lawful owner was totally unaware, and never consented to the “sale” of his property. In many instances the true and lawful owners of the property were dead for a number of years. Often the conspiratorial ring targeted immigrant, non-English speaking citizens specifically because of the lack of sophistication with the laws and procedures of the transfer of property in this state.

In addition, our investigation revealed how this criminal enterprise exploited the recording process for deeds in Philadelphia to commit fraud. The group used public records regarding past and current property ownership and manipulated the recording process governed by state law which mandates that the Recorder of Deeds record deeds first, after meeting several minimal requirements, then check later to see if everything is lawful and proper about the transfer. Thus the law puts the cart before the horse and practically guarantees that house stealing will continue to flourish in Philadelphia and across this Commonwealth. This is particularly acute in our city because there are many more houses than people who live in them due to the tremendous shrinkage of our population. Thus, state law mandates that even fraudulent, forged or inaccurate deeds must be recorded immediately, as long as it appears that on the document’s face all appears in order.

Our investigation also demonstrated that the lack of requirements and laws governing Notaries Public, and the ease with which Notaries, and ring leaders, Carlos Quiles, Ivan Delgado, and accomplices and co-conspirators, Lenora Irene Jackson (Evans) and Rebecca A. Robinson had in committing these crimes because no one seriously enforces State laws requiring the person who sells a property to appear in person before the Notary Public. Moreover, State Law does not mandate that the Notary keep a thumbprint or photo identification presented to them with the paperwork they are required to keep should an investigation be commenced. This allows the Notary “not to remember” the person who appeared before them due to the heavy volume of people needing a Notary’s services. In this case, some of the Notaries didn’t keep required logs, and, of course, didn’t care if the signatures were known forgeries.

This criminal enterprise was able to pull off these multiple scams, because the perpetrators were familiar fixtures in the neighborhoods where the frauds were perpetrated. One was a Reverend, who sometimes elevated his position to Bishop, one Kenneth Lyons. One, Troy Baylor, claimed to be a City of Philadelphia employee, or an employee of a now-former State Representative. Some joined well- known organizations like Men United for a Better Philadelphia to give them an air of legitimacy. Both sides of these cases have suffered immeasurably, the families who paid cash for “buying” what they never owned and spending more money for rehabilitation of the properties, and the rightful home owners who had to hire attorneys to get their rightful property returned to them.

The Presentment acknowledged the importance that this type of property plays in the lives of individuals and the fabric of our communities and charged Carlos Quiles, Ivan Delgado, Troy Baylor, Richard Smith, Kenneth Lyons, Lenora Irene Jackson, Rebecca A. Robinson, Tyrone Davenport, Juanita Torres, Alberto Rodriguez, Daralease Brown, Vincent Wilder, David Lespier, Maria Roman, Zoraida Cuevas and Marino Rodriguez with numerous counts of:

1. Corrupt Organizations, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §911 ( F-1);
2. Criminal Conspiracy, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §903 (F-3);
3. Theft by Unlawful Taking or Disposition, Pa.C.S.A. §3921 (F-3);
4. Theft by Deception, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §3922 (F-3);
5. Forgery, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §4101 (F-3);
6. Perjury, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §4902 (F-3);
7. Burglary, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §3502 (F-1);
8. Criminal Trespass, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §3503 (F-2 );
9. Tampering with Records or Identification, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §4104 (M-1);
10. Securing Execution of Documents by Deception, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §4114 (M-2); and
11. Tampering with Public Records or Information, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §4911 (F-3).

The Grand Jury found that the criminal ring was responsible for the fraudulent conveyance of the following properties:

• 5411 N 3RD Street
• 3036 Tulip Street
• 3135 Weikel Street
• 3525 Jasper Street
• 951 E Westmoreland Street
• 3103 Emerald Street
• 1827 E Madison Street
• 2265 E. Ontario Street
• 2309 E Somerset Street
• 2442 E. Harold Street
• 1947 Mascher Street
• 2966 N. Tulip Street
• 331 W. Thompson Street
• 146 W. Palmer Street
• 2316 N. 10TH Street
• 4401 N. 9TH Street
• 2070 E. Stella Street
• 3882 Glendale Avenue
• 928 W. Susquehanna Avenue
• 4312 Waln Street
• 3143 Rorer Street
• 4248 Penn Street
• 4773 Loring Street
• 1708 Church Street
• 4809 Darrah Street
• 4362 Paul Street
• 4708 Darrah Street
• 1640 Allengrove Street
• 1927 Berkshire Street
• 1933 Berkshire Street
• 1814 Gillingham Street
• 4561 Mulberry Street
• 1820 Harrison Street
• 1813 Foulkrod Street
• 4324 & 4326 Paul Street
• 969 E. Price Street
• 918 East Chelten Avenue
• 2305 N. 10TH Street
• 1831 N. Croskey Street
• 1945 Elston Street
• 2008 W. Oxford Street
• 2461 W. York Street
• 2330 N 17TH Street
• 4720 Whitaker Avenue
• 226 E Roosevelt Boulevard
• 1729 N. Marston Street
• 138 E Wyoming Avenue
• 2217 W. Dauphin Street
• 2419 N. Patton Street
• 418 N. Salford Street
• 5227 McKean Avenue
• 2425 N. Clarion Street
• 2908 N. 7TH Street
• 2257 N. 17TH Street
• 2404 N. Clarion Street
• 4859 N. 9TH Street
• 2015 W. Oxford Street
• 2526 N. 32ND Street
• 2313 N. 17TH Street
• 2254 N. Sydenham Street
• 2325 N. 17TH Street
• 2335 N. 17th Street
• 2214 N. Sydenham Street
• 1739 Willington Street
• 2030 W. Oxford Street
• 1715 Edgley Street
• 1620 Edgley Street
• 2120 N. 17TH Street
• 1913 W. Norris Street
• 2023 N. 16TH Street
• 1609 W. Diamond Street
• 1752 N. Dover Street
• 2330 N. 19TH Street
• 2462 N. Patton Street
• 2337 N. Patton Street
• 2441 N. Patton Street
• 2447 N. Patton Street
• 2626 N. 17TH Street
• 2149 N. Franklin Street
• 4937 Rosehill Street
• 2455 N. Patton Street
• 5238 N. 9TH Street

The Economic and Cyber Crime Unit of the District Attorney’s Office conducted the investigation, led by Assistant District Attorney Heather Young, Police Officer Patricia Wong and Detective David Budka.

Are you a victim of this or similar schemes in Philadelphia? - have you reported it? if not call the Economic Crime Unit on 215-686-9901.

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