Colonia Couple Arrested on $40K Hurricane Sandy Scam
Woodbridge authorities allege that Christine Winters and Michael Daddario made thousands by taking deposits on rental housing that didn't exist.
A Colonia couple charged with bilking would-be renters out of thousands in deposits for homes they never obtained may have gotten a big boost from Hurricane Sandy. The hurricane that caused so much dislocation for families has caused a tightening of the rental market in some parts of the state, and that's where Christine Winters, 46, really started to expand a rental scam by posting housing ads on Craigslist, officials charge. By offering impossibly good rental deals at cheap prices, Winters allegedly defrauded more than 40 people to the tune of $40,000, said Woodbridge Police Captain Roy Hoppock. Police took note as they began to receive complaints about a woman who took deposits for housing that didn't exist, and then disappeared with …
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Lori Lewkowitz
9:17 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
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