Henry Vargas has admitted to attempting to sell a building he didn't own to the running group New York Road Runners. MyFoxNY reports that Vargas pleaded guilty at the Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday to attempted grand larceny and forgery, which calls for a 5-10 year prison term. more ›

The son of a Harlem landlord is accused scamming potential buyers by trying to sell a building he did not own. The commercial property, located on a triangular lot just north of Central Park at 21-41 Lenox Avenue, was entirely owned by another man. But alleged grifter Henry Vargas told buyers the man, Manuel Duran Jr., was just an elderly farmer from the Dominican Republic whose share was only 10 percent. more ›