There’s always risk when dealing with Craig’s List.
But this horror story hits close to home, and in this case several homes.
Harris County Sheriff’s Officials say 23 year old Ariel Sustaita leased out homes she doesn’t own.
We’re told Sustaita worked for an inspection company. It’s there she gained access to homes and obtained keys.
“She was able to change the locks on a majority of the houses. She put her own little realtor key lock on the outside of it. She ran a pretty good scam, if you will,” said Asst. Chief Mark Herman with HSCO.
It was only a matter of time a real homeowner was going to realize someone was living in their house.
One of the victims alerted cops, and Sustaita was arrested.
She’s only facing one felony theft charge, but cops promise there will be more. They figure she stole thousands of dollars from each of her victims.
Deputies have since arrested Sustaita’s mother and husband in connection with the crimes. They are Flora Sustaita and Gabriel Jimenez. Deputies are looking for one more suspect.
Geez. Did they really think they could get away with this?
