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LI woman's sentence: Warn others of mortgage fraud pitfalls

A Brentwood woman convicted of stealing the home of a man with Alzheimer's has been ordered to give lectures on the consequences of pulling off mortgage scams.

Rebecca Tharpe, 32, of 44 Third St., was also sentenced to 30 days in jail Wednesday in Queens Criminal Court. She was convicted last month of first-degree falsifying businesses records after a 10-day jury trial, according to the Queens...

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