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 White Plains, NY - The Westchester County District Attorney's office has announced that Virgil Greaux, 32, of Yonkers, New York was sentenced to two to four years in state prison on his guilty plea to one count of Scheme to Defraud, and one count of Intimidating a Victim.
Between September 9th, 2007 and September 18th, 2007, the defendant engaged in a systematic ongoing course of conduct with intent to defraud, during which he posted an advertisement on Craigslist, the Internet classified advertisement website, regarding an apartment located on Saratoga Avenue in Yonkers.
The defendant claimed on the posting that he was a tenant of the apartment and was making it available to sub-lease for $800 per month.
The defendant, however, did not have the authority to sublease the apartment – although he showed the apartment to several persons and collected $800 from each as the first month’s rent.
On September 18th, 2007, numerous people were at the apartment to take occupancy. Greaux also threatened the safety of one of the victims and her family in an attempt to keep her from calling the police.
As a predicate felon, he received the maximum sentence of a minimum of two to a maximum of four years in state prison.
Additionally, restitution judgments and orders of protection were signed for all the victims.
Assistant District Attorney Laura Forbes, of the High Technology Crime Bureau, prosecuted the case.
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