search

The Real Deal Logo

Trending

Rent board’s 4% hike will “plunge” buildings into distress: landlordsRent board’s 4% hike will “plunge” buildings into distress: landlordsH-E-B snags 21 acres in Celina, hinting at development boomH-E-B snags 21 acres in Celina, hinting at development boomChetrits have a problem in PassaicChetrits have a problem in PassaicLawmakers reach sweeping housing deal with “good cause eviction,” new 421aLawmakers reach sweeping housing deal with “good cause eviction,” new 421a
New York

From the archives: From real estate to prison

Agent's conviction shows how state, industry deal with criminal cases

Wallkill Correctional Facility and Steven Spinola
Wallkill Correctional Facility and Steven Spinola

Agent Courtney Wall was slated to meet a client to finalize a rental deal on the morning of Aug. 29, 2005, when his life changed forever. “There’s been a little bit of a problem,” Wall told the client over the phone when city detectives showed up to arrest him. “I’m going to have to send someone else.”

Sign Up for the undefined Newsletter

Wall, now 34, had a few minutes to gather his things, and then he was off to jail. The charge: jumping bail on earlier felony burglary charges. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years in prison. Read the full story from the August 2010 issue after the jump. 

Tags
CrimeSteven Spinola