A Brooklyn man impersonated his deceased, 77-year-old mother — even
donning a red cardigan and lipstick — in an alleged attempt to receive
social security benefits and steal the Park Slope brownstone she once
owned, according to the district attorney’s office. Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes today announced a 47-count
indictment against 49-year-old Thomas Parkin and his friend Mhilton
Rimolo, 47, in connection with the elaborate scam. The two were charged with first-degree grand larceny, and if convicted,
may serve up to 25 years in prison, according to a spokesperson for the
DA’s office. They were also charged with conspiracy, forgery, perjury
and criminal impersonation in connection with a scam. They are being
arraigned this morning at Kings County Supreme Court. [more]