An alleged scammer dangled Tesla and apartment keys as bait to hook “multiple” New Jersey victims, authorities said.
Maintenance man John DelValle scammed potential tenants out of $14,000 by posting fraudulent listings on Facebook, showing them empty units he claimed to own and then pocketing the deposits, police said.
The Hackensack resident switched from apartments to cars and conned at least three people, including one out of $7,000 by selling them a 2019 Tesla Model 3 he had been renting, Garfield police Capt. Mario Pozo told the Post.
“He has gotten at least three victims with the Tesla and many with the apartment,” Pozo estimated.
DelValle, 48, did plumbing work at a Maple Street complex and was given master keys to the apartments “so he knew which ones were empty,” the chief said.
DelValle charged deposits of $2,500, and even made fools sign fake rental contracts and give them useless keys, Pozo said.
The scam emerged in November when DelValle posted fake rental listings on Facebook Marketplace for the complex where he worked, Pozo said.
Maintenance man John DelValle scammed prospective tenants out of $14,000 by posting fraudulent listings on Facebook, showing them empty units he claimed to own and then pocketing the deposits, police said. Google DelValle posted the Tesla for sale on OfferUp.com, police said. Offer
Police charged DelValle with theft by deception on Nov. 28, but after the incident he was issued a summons and released under New Jersey’s bail reform law, Pozo said.
DelValle was arrested again on December 13 for allegedly carrying out the same scam.
But he was in and out of the Bergen County Jail in a matter of days, public records show.
Alleged scammer John DelValle posed as the owner of an apartment complex in New Jersey and posted listings on Facebook Marketplace. Facebook DelValle allegedly tried his luck in the car market when he posted a Tesla for sale on Facebook Marketplace for $17,000. Offer
The Hackensack man allegedly tried his hand in the car market when he posted the Tesla for sale on Facebook Marketplace for $17,000.
The unidentified victim told police he gave DelValle $7,000 and his Nissan Altima on Dec. 30 to secure the all-electric ride, which is valued at $36,000.
The victim drove the Tesla home, but the next morning discovered it was gone, Pozo said.
DelValle, 48, did plumbing work at a Maple Street complex and was given master keys to the apartments “so he knew which ones were empty,” the chief said. Facebook
Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for DelValle, who was discovered by an off-duty Garfield officer near the Saddle Brook shopping center on Jan. 5 and taken into custody, authorities said.
Police again charged DelValle with theft by deception and he briefly cooled down in the Bergen County Jail before being released, police and court records show.
“We can only do our part. We really can’t decide if he remains in jail or not,” Pozo lamented.
Three other duped apartment hunters have filed complaints with Garfield police, Pozo said, adding that his department still receives calls from alleged victims of both scams.
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