You've likely heard of grand theft auto, but how about grand theft hotel? A Brooklyn man was arrested Friday after trying to steal New York City's SoHo Grand Hotel by filing a fraudulent deed to transfer ownership of the $76 million establishment to himself.
Kouadio Kouassi, 46, was charged with attempted grand larceny and two counts of offering a false instrument for filing.
Kouassi allegedly filed a phony business certificate with the New York County Clerkâs Office in an effort to establish a bogus business interest in the hotel. Authorities say he went to the Department of Finance to record a phony deed which transferred ownership of the property to himself.
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