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Adriano Espaillat and Letitia James / Wikipedia

New York State Attorney General Letitia James and New York Congressman Adriano Espaillat went public to warn New Yorkers about real estate scams that are targeting the Dominican expat community. On Tuesday, 16 April 2024, both parties offered tips to help prevent similar scams.

The NY officials spoke up to warn consumers about real estate scams that are targeting the Dominican expats. Recently in the Dominican Republic Emmanuel Rivera Ledesma was charged with scamming nearly 150 individuals in the DR and US, including 24 New Yorkers, with fraudulent real estate listings.

A NY AG note indicates that Emmanuel Rivera Ledesma has been arrested recently for perpetrating a scheme through his company InDisArq, that cheated each of his victims out of thousands of dollars. The AG note indicates that Rivera Ledesma...