The ringleader of a US$2 million mortgage scam targeting members of New York’s Guyanese community was sentenced to up to 12 years in prison on Wednesday, the New York Daily News has reported.
Roger Huggins, 36, had pleaded guilty to a grand larceny charge in November for duping desperate homeowners into turning over the title to their homes so he could take out inflated mortgages and pocket the proceeds.
According to the report, Queens prosecutors