"NYC Man's 5-Year Rent-Free Hotel Stay Ends in Criminal Charges"
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A New York City man lived rent-free in a landmark hotel for five years by exploiting a housing law loophole, but was arrested after filing false property records claiming ownership of the entire building and attempting to charge rent to another tenant. Mickey Barreto, 48, insists it should be a civil case, not a criminal one, and claims his legal wrangling is activism aimed at denying profits to the Unification Church, which owns the property.
Topics:nation#fraud-charges#housing-law-loophole#landmark-hotel#legalcrime#new-york-city#unification-church
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