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Man who stole the home of a dying woman with dementia pleads guilty

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NEW YORK >> A man from New York City’s Queens borough on Thursday became the first person to be convicted under a New York state law targeting deed theft after he admitted to stealing the home of a dying older woman with dementia.

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  1. New York Times

    Man Who Stole the Home of a Dying Woman Pleads Guilty (opens New York Times)

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    In the first deed theft conviction under a New York State law, Victor Quimis, of Queens, admitted to stealing the home of the woman using forged signatures.

  2. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Man who stole the home of a dying woman with dementia pleads guilty (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> A man from New York City’s Queens borough on Thursday became the first person to be convicted under a New York state law targeting deed theft after he admitted to stealing the home of a dying older woman with dementia.

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