A former property manager for multiple rent-subsidized apartment buildings in Harlem, was indicted for allegedly stealing more than $56,000 in rent payments from veterans, low-income, elderly and disabled New Yorkers, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
According to the district attorney, Howell built trust with residents with health issues and lied to them saying she would assist them by “filling out” and/or “delivering” the money orders to the management office. However, she allegedly ended up stealing their rent money for personal use. Shatina Howell, 42, is facing two counts of grand larceny in the third degree and once count of scheme to defraud in the first degree, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. announced Wednesday. Allegedly, she stole 141 money orders from about 60 tenants.
According to the district attorney, Howell built trust with residents with health issues and lied to them saying she would assist them by “filling out” and/or “delivering” the money orders to the management office. However, she allegedly ended up stealing their rent money for personal use. The company that employed Howell found out about the alleged fraud in June 2022 -- after she resigned – when a tenant filed a complaint.