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The Perfect Legal Crime: How a New Jersey Judge, Lawyers, and Court Officials Orchestrated the Fraudulent Theft of a Home

What if I told you that a Superior Court judge, high-powered lawyers, and a court law clerk conspired to steal a home — and used the New Jersey legal system to cover it up?
What if I told you that a fraudulent Quitclaim Deed (QCD) was backdated and illegally recorded without a court order — and that the homeowner was evicted based on nothing more than fabricated financial negligence?

This isn’t a conspiracy theory — it’s documented fact. The Monmouth County legal system is ground zero for one of the most sophisticated and brazen cases of judicial corruption and organized theft in recent memory. The players?

  • Judge Albert Rescinio – Superior Court Judge, Monmouth County
  • Judge Chad Cagan – The judge who denied the motion to quash subpoenas, providing the false evidentiary cover for the eviction order.
  • Harvey Fruchter – Lead attorney and architect of the scheme
  • Catelyn Stark – Fruchter’s legal accomplice
  • Christian Wagner – Judge Rescinio’s law clerk and inside man
  • Michael Fitzgerald – Monmouth County Clerk Counsel, who enabled the fraudulent QCD recording
  • Nuzhat Khan – Qasim’s ex-wife, who was given fraudulent standing to execute a property transfer after she had already relinquished ownership

This was not judicial error. This was not legal incompetence. This was organized crime under color of law — a premeditated strategy designed to manufacture standing, create a false basis for eviction, and ultimately steal the property through procedural manipulation and fabricated evidence.

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This is not just about one case — it exposes a dangerous reality: if a New Jersey judge can fabricate evidence and steal property under the guise of the law, then no one’s property is safe.

The Setup: How a False Financial Breach Was Manufactured

It all began with a valid Quitclaim Deed (QCD) that transferred ownership of 128 Heron Court, Manalapan, NJ to Farhan Qasim. On July 18, 2023, Qasim’s ex-wife, Nuzhat Khan, voluntarily signed and recorded a QCD, legally relinquishing all ownership rights to the property.

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👉 Qasim was now the sole legal owner.
👉 Khan no longer had any standing or authority over the property.
👉 This was confirmed under N.J.S.A. 46:3-17, which governs deed transfers and property law in New Jersey.

So how did Khan suddenly regain authority to execute a fraudulent QCD almost 18 months later?
Simple — through a coordinated legal scheme designed to create a false basis for financial negligence and fabricate standing for enforcement.

Phase 1: Subpoenas and False Financial Breach

The setup began with the strategic misuse of subpoenas:

📅 November 6, 2024 – Catelyn Stark issued subpoenas to:
✅ US Bank (seeking payment records)
✅ MERS (seeking mortgage registration records)
✅ NJHAF (seeking records of mortgage assistance payments)

📅 November 20, 2024 – Stark issued a second round of subpoenas, with the same targets — but this time timed to coincide with the next court date.

👉 The goal wasn’t to gather evidence — it was to manufacture evidence of financial default.
👉 Stark and Fruchter knew Qasim had used NJHAF funds properly — but they wanted to create a misleading record that would justify enforcement action.
👉 The subpoenas created a false paper trail of financial negligence — a setup to support the fraudulent QCD.

This was a trap. And Qasim walked into it.

Phase 2: The Fraudulent QCD and Judicial Collusion

The fraudulent QCD was drafted and recorded under highly suspicious circumstances — and Judge Rescinio played a direct role in facilitating it. But he wasn’t working alone — Christian Wagner was the inside man ensuring the legal infrastructure of the fraud held together.

📅 December 3, 2024 – Fruchter drafted and executed the fraudulent QCD, which:
✅ Was backdated to October 18, 2024 to create the appearance of legal continuity.
✅ Was filed with the Monmouth County Clerk without a valid court order.
✅ Violated N.J.S.A. 46:26A-2(a), which requires a valid order or authorization for a property transfer.
✅ Listed Khan as the grantor — even though she no longer had standing after the July 18, 2023 QCD.

But the execution of the fraudulent QCD depended on a critical insider: Christian Wagner.

👉 Wagner, Judge Rescinio’s law clerk, ensured that the fraudulent QCD would bypass procedural scrutiny.
👉 Wagner quietly coordinated communication between Fruchter, Stark, and Rescinio to align the fraudulent QCD with the court’s internal docket.
👉 Wagner’s involvement provided the appearance of procedural legitimacy — creating a false chain of custody that shielded the fraud from early detection.

📅 December 3, 2024Judge Rescinio issued a sua sponte order the same day — without any motion or hearing on record:
✅ No opposition was allowed.
✅ No hearing was held.
✅ The order falsely stated that the QCD was legally authorized.
✅ Rescinio declared, "My orders are my orders."

Wagner’s involvement proves that this was not a legal error — it was a coordinated conspiracy.

Phase 3: Judge Cagan’s Complicity in Covering It Up

📅 December 20, 2024 – Judge Chad Cagan denied Qasim’s motion to quash the subpoenas.

👉 The timing was no coincidence — it aligned perfectly with the fraudulent QCD and created the false legal foundation for the eviction order.
👉 Judge Cagan’s ruling allowed Fruchter and Stark to argue that Qasim was “financially negligent,” despite clear evidence that NJHAF funds had been properly applied to the mortgage.
👉 The subpoenas were a fishing expedition designed to create a false default narrative.

🚨 This was a setup to fabricate evidence to justify the eviction order.
🚨 Judge Cagan and Judge Rescinio worked together to create false legal standing.

This is no longer a case of bad rulings — this is organized fraud.

Phase 4: The Fraudulent AIF Appointment

After Khan transferred ownership (permenantly through the July 18, 2023 QCD, she had no authority to act as Attorney-in-Fact (AIF) in any capacity.

👉 A genuinely impartial judge would have denied the request for AIF authority because Khan had already relinquished ownership.
👉 But Judge Rescinio granted the AIF-"Limited capacity" appointment — knowing Khan had no standing to transfer the property.
👉 This created the false legal pretext to execute the fraudulent QCD and enforce the eviction order.

Rescinio’s decision was not a legal mistake — it was criminal complicity.

Phase 5: The Eviction Order Based on Fraud

On February 19, 2025, Judge Rescinio issued an eviction order based entirely on the fraudulent QCD.

✅ No valid court order supported the QCD.
✅ No evidence of financial default existed.
✅ NJHAF records proved Qasim had used the funds to pay the mortgage directly.

🚨 The eviction order was illegal under New Jersey law.
🚨 It violated due process by denying Qasim the right to challenge the QCD in court.
🚨 It ignored statutory requirements for a valid property transfer.

The Cover-Up: Institutional Protection and Systemic Corruption

👉 Monmouth County Clerk’s Office – Recorded the fraudulent QCD without verifying the existence of a valid court order.
👉 Judge Rescinio – Repeatedly denied Qasim’s motions for relief.
👉 Judge Cagan – Provided cover by denying the motion to quash the subpoenas.
👉 Christian Wagner – Provided procedural cover by manipulating the court's docket.
👉 Michael Fitzgerald – Enabled the recording of the fraudulent QCD.

Criminal Violations and Ethical Breaches

Fraudulent Conveyance – N.J.S.A. 25:2-25
Theft by Deception – N.J.S.A. 2C:20-4
Conspiracy – N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2
Record Tampering – N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4
Judicial Misconduct – Canon 1 and 2

Conclusion: This is Organized Judicial Crime

This is not an isolated case — it’s the blueprint for how judges and lawyers can steal property through the courts.

This is racketeering disguised as due process.

If this case is not exposed and overturned — who’s next?

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