Lance White-Hunt, 24, was accused of trespassing inside a Jamaica, Queens home, then suing the homeowner for illegal eviction and forging a fake lease and utility bills to claim he had a right to be there.
Dan Krauth7 On Your Side's Dan Krauth has the details in the investigation of man accused of squatting at Queens home. Lance White-Hunt , 24, was accused of trespassing inside a Jamaica, Queens home, thenand forging a fake lease and utility bills to claim he had a right to be there.
White-Hunt was facing 18 charges and the possibility of 15 years behind bars. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said he took a plea deal. He pleaded guilty to identity theft, offering a false instrument for filing tampering with physical evidence. He'll return to Queens County Criminal Court in November and is expected to be sentenced to five years probation, 20 days of community service and he must pay $3,900 for the victim's attorney fees.Real estate broker Ejona Bardhi showed up to a home in Jamaica, Queens that she was showing to potential renters."And the first thing he says is 'Can I help you? I'm a tenant here, I've been a tenant here since January,'" Bardhi said.
She called police, and when they showed up, White-Hunt left. But then he did something prosecutors haven't seen before. White-Hunt filed a civil suit against the homeowner and realtor claiming he was illegally evicted.That's when Queens District Attorney Katz got involved and filed charges against him."You can't walk into a house that's not your and claim you have a right to stay and then, by the way, sue the person that owns it," Katz said.
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