‘How come they're not in jail?': Serial scammers avoid criminal consequences

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‘How come they're not in jail?': Serial scammers avoid criminal consequences
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An NBC10 investigation found a husband and wife have defrauded small property owners in Massachusetts for thousands of dollars, lived in homes rent-free, and…

An NBC10 investigation found a husband and wife have defrauded small property owners in Massachusetts for thousands of dollars, lived in homes rent-free, and have been seemingly getting away with it for the past two decades.

That’s when the realtor jumped on her computer and looked up the couple’s housing court records online, revealing a consistent string of evictions for failure to pay rent. Once she arrived, she discovered that all the windows had been unlocked when the Callahans were viewing the property. That move ended up costing Sinha more than $7,000, in addition to the legal fees and the unpaid rent he was owed.

Attorney Rich Vetstein provided us with video he recorded of the Callahans being evicted from his client’s property last year. In court audio, he pleaded with the judge not to extend any more deadlines. “I am not going to answer that without legal representation,” Russell Callahan responded when asked by Sinha’s attorney which name he provided during the rental process.“I don’t credit your testimony, sir. I actually don’t credit anything you said,” Carvajal told Russell Callahan. “I find you to be evasive and not particularly forthcoming.”

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