When he passed away in April, police say his neighbors went to work clearing out his house, selling his belongings at a yard sale, and then writing more than $34,000 worth of fraudulent checks out of a Bank of America account.
"The worst part is they actually take a family and move this family into this man's house. They actually start to collect rent on this home from this family," said Captain John Gallagher.
Carlos Pagans, his wife Yazmin Gonzalez, and two others, Celimar Santiago and Yaritza Fernandez are charged with identity theft, forgery and other related charges.
WPVI tracked down Pagans outside his home and he denied the allegations. When we asked if he thought he was being unfairly charged, he said yes. After we pressed Pagans more, he jumped into a waiting car.
A knock at Kolber's home went unanswered, but we could see people inside the residence.
"They took full opportunity of the fact that this man had no real connections to a family and died alone. They took advantage of the situation," said Gallagher.
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You know, I just can't understand the audacity that people have. What a bunch of idiots.
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All i can say is greed and stupidity must be twins, or a very devoted couple as they go hand in hand everywhere these days! And now the tax payers get to support them after their done living the high life for awhile!
How insensitive and greedy. 
QUOTE (glorybebe @ Feb 28 2008, 01:03 PM) 
When he passed away in April, police say his neighbors went to work clearing out his house, selling his belongings at a yard sale, and then writing more than $34,000 worth of fraudulent checks out of a Bank of America account.
"The worst part is they actually take a family and move this family into this man's house. They actually start to collect rent on this home from this family," said Captain John Gallagher.
Carlos Pagans, his wife Yazmin Gonzalez, and two others, Celimar Santiago and Yaritza Fernandez are charged with identity theft, forgery and other related charges.
WPVI tracked down Pagans outside his home and he denied the allegations. When we asked if he thought he was being unfairly charged, he said yes. After we pressed Pagans more, he jumped into a waiting car.
A knock at Kolber's home went unanswered, but we could see people inside the residence.
"They took full opportunity of the fact that this man had no real connections to a family and died alone. They took advantage of the situation," said Gallagher.
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You know, I just can't understand the audacity that people have. What a bunch of idiots.
"The worst part is they actually take a family and move this family into this man's house. They actually start to collect rent on this home from this family," said Captain John Gallagher.
Carlos Pagans, his wife Yazmin Gonzalez, and two others, Celimar Santiago and Yaritza Fernandez are charged with identity theft, forgery and other related charges.
WPVI tracked down Pagans outside his home and he denied the allegations. When we asked if he thought he was being unfairly charged, he said yes. After we pressed Pagans more, he jumped into a waiting car.
A knock at Kolber's home went unanswered, but we could see people inside the residence.
"They took full opportunity of the fact that this man had no real connections to a family and died alone. They took advantage of the situation," said Gallagher.
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You know, I just can't understand the audacity that people have. What a bunch of idiots.
hope they catch those dirtbags and either put them in jail or deport them after a long jail sentence,ME i would like to kill them but that would only make me a dirtbag too,words cannot describe my feelings.
QUOTE (theghost @ Feb 28 2008, 12:36 PM)
hope they catch those dirtbags and either put them in jail or deport them after a long jail sentence,ME i would like to kill them but that would only make me a dirtbag too,words cannot describe my feelings.
I understand, it is frustrating to hear of people who have no regard for anyone but themselves.
That would NEVER happen in my neighborhood. There are around forty houses and everybody knows and looks out for each other. The huge snowstorm of '93 you would have thought we were having a block party. Everybody was helping everyone else clear fallen trees and making sure everyone was okay without electricity.
If you didn't have any authority to be in someone's house a neighbor would have been standing at the door with a shotgun waiting on the police.
Get to know your neighbors folks!
If you didn't have any authority to be in someone's house a neighbor would have been standing at the door with a shotgun waiting on the police.
Get to know your neighbors folks!
QUOTE (glorybebe @ Feb 28 2008, 02:38 PM)
I understand, it is frustrating to hear of people who have no regard for anyone but themselves.
Yes and it happens way to often and the culprits get away with only a slap on the wrist,wish I was a judge and could sentence them to hard labor for a few years and then deport them back to the country they came from and do it without any money or clothing or anything to their name.
QUOTE (Michelle @ Feb 28 2008, 02:55 PM)
That would NEVER happen in my neighborhood. There are around forty houses and everybody knows and looks out for each other. The huge snowstorm of '93 you would have thought we were having a block party. Everybody was helping everyone else clear fallen trees and making sure everyone was okay without electricity.
If you didn't have any authority to be in someone's house a neighbor would have been standing at the door with a shotgun waiting on the police.
Get to know your neighbors folks!
If you didn't have any authority to be in someone's house a neighbor would have been standing at the door with a shotgun waiting on the police.
Get to know your neighbors folks!
I know ALL my neighbors and they know that with all the cameras we have I can see everyone and everything anyone does in the neighborhood or at least everyones car and front houses and drives,even gave some footage to the police to catch the punks that were breaking into cars on one certain night and they caught them punks 2 hours later.I know my neighbors.
I don't think I would be fond of cameras catching me all the time, but good for you catching the punks.
People like this are scum of the earth..We have what we call "neighborhood watch" here...It's great when your going away and know that your home will be watched after...
Not like their neighbor is going to mind...
Hmmm?... It sounds like something Homer Simpson would do if Ned Flanders happened to of pass away.
QUOTE (theghost @ Feb 28 2008, 12:59 PM)
Yes and it happens way to often and the culprits get away with only a slap on the wrist,wish I was a judge and could sentence them to hard labor for a few years and then deport them back to the country they came from and do it without any money or clothing or anything to their name.
I know, it make a lot of us feel a lot better if there was something we could do about the senseless crimes that are committed.
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