Hallandale man, 83, pleads guilty

in million-dollar condo swindle

Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel

By Sofia Santana

Published November 1, 2007 

 

The former head of a Hallandale Beach condo association who was charged earlier this year with defrauding the association has agreed to pay $250,000 in restitution and serve seven years' probation, his attorney said Wednesday.

Joseph D. Greenberg, 83, also forfeits ownership of his condo at Parker Plaza Estates as part of a plea agreement announced in court Friday.

Greenberg was arrested in May, accused of scheming with three others to siphon an estimated $1.4 million from the funds of the 520-unit Parker Plaza Estates Condo Association.

Police said at the time that the group got the money by inflating job estimates.

Scott Saul, Greenberg's attorney, said he pleaded guilty and accepted the deal from prosecutors.

Although he must give the association ownership of his condo at Parker Plaza, 2030 S. Ocean Blvd., Saul said, Greenberg may continue living in the unit, which county property records show is valued at about $290,000.

The three others who were charged with organized fraud alongside Greenberg are awaiting trial. They are Angel Ramos, 78; Robert Hittner, 59; and Ira Silver, 62.

Ramos was a maintenance supervisor at the high-rise, Hittner was a building manager and Silver was a Fort Lauderdale plumbing contractor who had jobs at the building.

CONDO ARTICLES HOME NEWS PAGE