DA: Man faked death to avoid jail but typo gave him away
"A Long Island criminal defendant tried faking his death to avoid a jail sentence, but the phony death certificate his lawyer submitted had a glaring spelling error that made it a dead giveaway for a fraud, prosecutors said Tuesday."
Last yr Robert Berger, 25, of Huntington, New York, entered guilty pleas to possession of a stolen Lexus and attempted grand larceny of a truck. Then his girlfriend provided bogus death cert w Sept 21, 2019 DoD to atty to submit to ct.
"Arraigned by video Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, Berger pleaded not guilty to a single count of offering a false instrument for filing. A judge set bail at $1 but ordered Berger back to jail because of his underlying cases. His next court date is scheduled for July 29."
Article says: "Berger was alive, but not entirely well." What did he have to complain about, $1 bail?
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DA: Man faked death to avoid jail but typo gave him away - news - CenturyLink July 22, 2020
Link also refers to case of another man impersonating atty, who was outed as bogus in Long Island, NY ct six yrs ago. "Rambling" in ct room, article said. Who0-da thunk it?
"A Long Island criminal defendant tried faking his death to avoid a jail sentence, but the phony death certificate his lawyer submitted had a glaring spelling error that made it a dead giveaway for a fraud, prosecutors said Tuesday."
Last yr Robert Berger, 25, of Huntington, New York, entered guilty pleas to possession of a stolen Lexus and attempted grand larceny of a truck. Then his girlfriend provided bogus death cert w Sept 21, 2019 DoD to atty to submit to ct.
"Arraigned by video Tuesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, Berger pleaded not guilty to a single count of offering a false instrument for filing. A judge set bail at $1 but ordered Berger back to jail because of his underlying cases. His next court date is scheduled for July 29."
Article says: "Berger was alive, but not entirely well." What did he have to complain about, $1 bail?
^ text in blue:
DA: Man faked death to avoid jail but typo gave him away - news - CenturyLink July 22, 2020
Link also refers to case of another man impersonating atty, who was outed as bogus in Long Island, NY ct six yrs ago. "Rambling" in ct room, article said. Who0-da thunk it?
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