10 Manhattan Residents Arrested for Housing Fraud
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The New York City Department of Investigation announced the arrest of ten Manhattan residents for allegedly concealing over $1 million in household income to illegally obtain more than $190,000 in rent subsidies from the New York City Housing Authority. Since January 2007, 62 individuals have been arrested for illegally receiving over $1.7 million in government housing benefits.
This week, DOI arrested NYCHA residents Sabrina Caban, Yuen Yin Kwan, Denise Lopez, Carmen Lorenzi, Juan and Fermijon Marrero, Nicolas Santiago and Patricia Steward, and Section 8-recipients Wendy Montas and Isabel Tamarez. Among those arrested were individuals who either concealed their employment or underreported their income. One of the individuals arrested is accused of concealing employment in which he earned more than $80,000 one year.
