newspostMan who lived rent-free in New Yorker Hotel, then claimed to own it, pleads guilty
A New York City man who claimed to own a storied Manhattan hotel has pleaded guilty to fraud ByJAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press February 18, 2026, 7:44 PM NEW YORK —…
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