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Man who lived rent-free in New Yorker Hotel, then claimed to own it, pleads guilty to fraud charge
Mickey Barreto pleaded guilty after forging documents to claim New Yorker Hotel ownership, receiving six months served and five years probation, prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, Mickey Barreto pleaded guilty, admitting he forged property records to claim the New Yorker Hotel, ending a lengthy legal saga that included his eviction.
- He paid $200 for a one-night stay, then invoked a city housing law for single-room occupants and requested a lease; after the hotel missed a hearing, Barreto was awarded possession and took the case to housing court.
- Barreto claimed the possession award amounted to ownership because the building was never subdivided, then tried to collect rent from a hotel tenant and sought control of the hotel’s bank accounts, prosecutors said.
- A Manhattan district attorney spokesperson said he received a six-month sentence already served, plus five years probation, after a psychiatric treatment order found him unfit to stand trial.
- The property owner did not respond to requests for comment; the church and Barreto's attorney did not reply, according to the report.
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Man who lived rent-free in New Yorker Hotel, then claimed to own it, pleads guilty to fraud charge
A New York City man who claimed to own a storied Manhattan hotel has pleaded guilty to fraud. Mickey Barreto entered the plea Wednesday, admitting that he forged property records in an effort to take ownership of the New Yorker Hotel.
·United States
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Phony owner of New Yorker hotel admits truth in court after trying to take over landmark
The Manhattan man who bizarrely tried to claim ownership of the iconic New Yorker hotel finally admitted he never owned the iconic Art Deco landmark as he was slapped with a six-month prison sentence on Wednesday.
·New York, United States
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