Deed Theft Ring Stole $1 Million Homes In Queens: Attorney General

QUEENS — A ring of deed theft scammers stole million-dollar homes from elderly residents of Jamaica and St. Albans, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James said.

Marcus Wilcher, Stacie Saunders, Anyekache Hercules, Jerry Currin, and Dean Lloyd stand accused of impersonating three homeowners and selling their property between September 2019 and October 2020, James announced.

Wilcher, Lyod and three others remain at large while Saunders, Hercules and Currin have been arraigned, the Attorney General said.

Saunders stands accused of forging drivers licenses and social security cards of the absent homeowners, then marketing their run-down homes at below-market rates, prosecutors said.

Members of the deed theft ring opened bank accounts once the sales were finalized and funneled more than $1 million to themselves, James said.

The stolen properties were located at 161-14 121 Ave., 112-39 176 St., and 168-11 119 Ave. in Queens, prosecutors said.