An scam artist used stolen identities to rent high-end apartments for New York City gang members — and business was so good she was driving a Bentley and living in a Manhattan luxury building overlooking the Hudson, authorities allege.
When federal agents arrested 35-year-old Latoya Williams in her home at the Waterline Square on W. 61st St., Wednesday they found hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, law enforcement sources said.
A murder in Queens helped the FBI to unravel Williams’ scheme, according to a complaint filed in Brooklyn Federal Court.
Police found the bullet-riddled body of a Makk Balla Brims member in Queens on Feb. 7, 2021, and a search of the dead man’s phone turned up correspondence with Williams’ number — which was listed as “Toya Apartments” in his contact list, according to the complaint.
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That murder victim, Tyrone Jones, 37, was shot dead by Law and Order: SVU actor Isaiah Stokes, in a fight over a woman, police and prosecutors have said.
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Williams has been running the rental scam since at least 2020, and “used forged identification documents, paystubs, tax documents, and other falsified paperwork to obtain…
