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Bronx Man Pretended To Be Divorce Attorney

09/18/2012 19:32:00 By Peter Milosheff, viewed 412 times.
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A 46-year-old Bronx man has been charged with pretending to be a divorce attorney and stealing fees from unsuspecting victims, the Manhattan district attorney's office said.

Jose Barrera was indicted in state Supreme Court on Monday on charges of scheme to defraud, petit larceny and practicing or appearing as an attorney without being admitted to the bar.

According to prosecutors, Barrera placed advertisements for legal services in local newspapers, including El Diario and amNewYork. Three women met with him and paid him more than $1,500 to help them obtain divorces.

Barrera then emailed each of them documents titled "Action for Divorce," which he asked them to sign and have notarized. The women became suspicious when Barrera cut off communication, prosecutors said.

The case is People v. Barrera, New York State Supreme Court, New York County, No. 3910/2012.

For the prosecution: Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Gross.

For Barrera: Michael Croce.

 

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graduated from St. John's University in 2007. Since then he has been freelancing for different magazines and newspapers. He also has radio experience when he worked at WBAI (99.5) in New York. Some of the publications he has written for include the Norwood News, a community newspaper, The Bronx News Network, a community website, The Source Magazine, Urban Latino Magazine, Latin Trends Magazine, Financial Planning Magazine and On Wall Street Magazine to name a few.