Disbarred Brooklyn lawyer convicted in scheme to steal nearly a dozen homes

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A disbarred Brooklyn attorney has been convicted of stealing the deeds to 11 residential properties in a decade-long real estate fraud scheme that targeted minority homeowners facing foreclosure, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.

Sanford Solny, 68, of Midwood, was found guilty of 13 counts of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, three counts of first-degree scheme to defraud, and one count of third-degree grand larceny. The convictions follow a bench trial before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun. Solny now faces mandatory prison time, with sentencing set for September 17.

According to prosecutors, Solny posed as a financial expert offering foreclosure assistance to homeowners between 2012 and 2022….