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Kimberly Esack, assistant district attorney and assistant supervisor of the DAO Economic Crimes Unit, detailed charges against five people accused of illegally transferring properties in North and West Philadelphia at a press conference on March 22, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
A Philadelphia man allegedly stole 14 houses around the city using fraudulent deeds, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Tyree Burno, 42, has been arrested and charged with assuming ownership of homes located in West Oak Lane, Logan, Frankford, Cedar Brook, and Mt. Airy neighborhoods, either in his own name or using a series of fake names.
Such fraud is fueled by a white-hot real estate market, said Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Esack, with the office’s Economic Crimes unit.
CONTACT:
Dustin Slaughter, 215–686–8713, Dustin.Slaughter@phila.gov
PHILADELPHIA (May 3, 2021) District Attorney Larry Krasner today announced multiple charges against an individual for their role in the illegal deed transfer of 14 residential properties. The arrest and charging follows an extensive joint investigation conducted by the
Philadelphia District Attorney’s Economic Crimes Unit
(ECU) and
Philadelphia Department of Records and
Pennsylvania Treasury Department.
20 counts of Theft (F3),
20 counts of Theft by Deception (F3),
40 counts of Identity Theft (F3),
42 counts of Forgery (F3),
17 counts of Tamper with Public Records (F3),
17 counts of Tamper with Public Records or Identification (F3),
17 counts of Securing Execution of Documents by Deception (M2),