# Fraudster convicted for stealing widow’s home — first under new deed theft law: AG

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fraudster-convicted-for-stealing-widows-home-first-under-new-deed-theft-law-ag/
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:15:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T18:21:09+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/us-news/fraudster-convicted-for-stealing-widows-home/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Quimis admitted stealing a widow’s Kew Gardens home.
- The case is the first conviction under New York’s deed theft law.
- The home is to be returned to Bherwani’s family.

## Summary

Victor Quimis has pleaded guilty to stealing an elderly widow’s home in Kew Gardens, in what New York Attorney General Letitia James says is the first conviction under a new law making deed theft a crime. The case highlights how forged property documents can strip families of their homes and financial security, even while an owner is receiving hospice care.

Quimis and Deepa Roy forged Renuka Bherwani’s signature on a deed in October 2024, transferring her home to themselves for nothing, then took out a mortgage; officials say they received more than $300,000 after debts and liens were paid. Bherwani had bought the house with her husband in 1986, and her family discovered the theft after a city letter addressed to Quimis called him the new owner. The fraudulent deeds are to be voided and the home returned to the family; Quimis faces up to four and a half years in prison when sentenced in January, while Roy has pleaded not guilty and is due to stand trial in February.

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