Amsterdam News: Disgraced lawyer Solny not sentenced yet for housing scams targeting Black New Yorkers
Sanford Solny, the disbarred attorney convicted of stealing 11 properties from predominantly Black and Brown homeowners facing foreclosure, appeared in a Downtown Brooklyn courtroom on Oct. 22, for his scheduled sentencing but he has not been sentenced for his crimes — yet.
Sentencing was postponed until November 12. This latest delay is just one in a series of court holdups for Solny’s case, which has seen indictments linger in Queens and Brooklyn for more than a decade.
Solny, 68, is currently in custody for violating his probation in Queens, where he was convicted in 2018 for stealing 10 homes. His defense attorney tried to keep him from serving jail time by citing Solny’s age and health issues, and arguing that jailing him before the Yom Kippur holiday would be insensitive.