Squatter family takes over $1 million Maryland home, bring their dog
Dad, mom, three kids and a pet move into a luxury house that wasn’t theirs. The parents introduced themselves to the neighbors, but then the owner pulled up.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Saturday, January 3, 2015, 2:21 PM
Updated: Saturday, January 3, 2015, 2:21 PM
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WJLAJames Crombie, 47, is a convicted con artist who now faces a long list of criminal charges related to an alleged squatting incident in Bethesda, Md.
An entire family, accompanied by their pet dog, moved into a million-dollar house in Maryland that did not belong to them.
"The lock had been drilled out," said neighbor Charles Hill, according to WJLA-TV. "They even introduced themselves, and scheduled some sort of entertainment with the neighbors."
WJLAThis $1 million home featuring a gourmet kitchen was taken over by squatters, who were an entire family that brought a moving van to the Bethesda, Md., house.
The five-bedroom home had been on the market for more than a year, and its listing boasted a gourmet kitchen, custom-made closets and a whirlpool tub.
WJLAJames Crombie, 47, of Kensington, is now facing a long list of criminal charges related to the alleged squatting incident at the vacant home in Bethesda.
James Crombie, 47, a convicted con artist, was arrested and faces trial Tuesday on a host of charges related to the squatting incident, which covered three days this summer.
WJLAAn entire family became squatters in this luxury home in Bethesda, Md., which was up for sale, police said.
The home's real owner confronted the family, whose members were unloading a moving van, and called police. He had come to check on the house.
In 2013, Crombie was ordered to pay $35.6 million to his former hedge fund partners after defrauding them, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled.
He is now charged with burglary, destruction of property and attempted theft, the station reported.
He initially told officers the home had been purchased by his consulting firm.
