Man poses as agent, takes $3,000 deposit: DA

Lawrence Paul posed as a real estate agent, escorted a would-be Manhattan renter to an apartment with the promise that a similar one would be available in a week and accepted a $2,900 deposit for the unit, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. When the apartment hunter went to move into the apartment at 335 East 116th Street in June, he learned the unit was actually occupied and the real estate agent was nowhere to be found, the criminal complaint says.
Paul was arrested Monday, the New York Post reported. He was charged with grand larceny and was expected to appear in court today. TRD