Three people have been charged with breaking into a Queens house, changing the locks and ordering the owners to transfer the deed of the house to them.
Prosecutors say the trio told the owners of the Jamaica Estates home in April that they were working with the bank that held their mortgage in order to gain access to the house.
The defendants were identified as Brandon and Chas Sestoso of Hicksville, Long Island, and Jesse Kusinow, of Howell, New Jersey.
Prosecutors say the owners regained access to the house after getting a locksmith to change the locks. They found the house in disarray and jewelry, cash and other property missing.
The defendants face burglary, unlawful eviction, criminal trespass and other charges. It wasn't immediately clear who their attorneys were.
