Man Who Used Legal Loophole to Live Rent-Free for Years in NYC Hotel Found Unfit to Stand Trial

Man Who Used Legal Loophole to Live Rent-Free for Years in NYC Hotel Found Unfit to Stand Trial
The New Yorker Hotel sign glows at dusk, in New York on April 17, 2013. Mark Lennihan/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—A man charged with fraud for claiming to own a storied Manhattan hotel where he had been living rent-free for years has been found unfit to stand trial, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Doctors examining Mickey Barreto deemed he’s not mentally competent to face criminal charges, and prosecutors confirmed the results during a court hearing Wednesday, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office.