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Flushing couple charged with $16M real estate fraud

A Flushing couple is facing charges that they conned a dozen victims out of $16 million in property and valuables including two buildings in Woodside and one in Jamaica Estates during seven real estate closings in Queens, the Queens district attorney’s office said. According to prosecutors, Matthew McEntee, who claimed to be an attorney, banker or accountant, along with Mariwa Mora attended the tainted closings on Feb. 27 for properties in Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, New Jersey, California and Pennsylvania. McEntee, 50, and Mora, 45, both of Flushing, were charged with multiple counts of grand larceny, possession of stolen property, possession of a forged instrument and scheme to defraud, prosecutors said. The couple was awaiting arraignment earlier today, and each faces up to 25 years in prison, the district attorney’s office said. TRD

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