Jamaica Swindler Tried to ‘Housejack’ A 101-Year-Old

Jamaica Swindler Tried to ‘Housejack’ A 101-Year-Old

He swindled a centenarian out of house and home. Now he’s facing 15 years in the big house.

Ricardo Bentham, 58, was hit with a slew of charges for allegedly filing a fake deed and stealing a home from his 101-year-old neighbor, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced Thursday.

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Legal Hand Empowers Low-Income Queens — And Wants Help

Legal Hand Empowers Low-Income Queens — And Wants Help

Amid an immigration crackdown, affordable housing crisis and pervasive poverty, one Jamaica organization is reaching out to low-income residents and putting power and knowledge into their hands.

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