Thursday, October 1, 2026
Police arrested a father and son after they allegedly attempted to rent an East Hudson Street home they did not own to two potential tenants through an ad on Craigslist and made off with their money.
Nassau County Police arrested 57-year-old Ezekiel Ramisir, of Manorville, and his son, Elviston Ramisir, and charged them with third-degree grand larceny after the pair posed as a landlord and a real estate agent who tried to rent a home at 64 East Hudson Street.
Detective Sgt. Dennis Ude said that a married couple had responded to an advertisement the pair posted on Craigslist in June and July, listing a three-bedroom apartment that had been completely renovated and ready to move in on July 7. Detectives said that the pair even met with the couple at the home to show them that the work was being completed.
But after the couple paid the Ramisirs $3,133 for the first and last months’ rent and security deposit, Ude said they stopped answering the couple’s calls and text messages.
“They were using a number of stall tactics that definitely kept the victims from occupying the property for about six weeks,” Ude said. “The defendants stopped answering their phone calls.”
Unable to move into the home, reach the men and get their money back, Ude said they contacted Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s office in August.
Turns out the men didn’t even own the home, which Ude said is a government-owned property, possibly as a result of foreclosure. The home is currently rented to at least one tenant. Ude said that the men were savvy when it came to finding and using such properties, saying “these guys may have been involved in that aspect of real estate” scams.
Elviston Ramisir was arrested on Nov. 5 and Ezekiel Ramisir on Nov. 23. In addition to the grand larceny charges, both were charged with first-degree scheme to defraud. The younger Ramisir was also charged with third-degree grand larceny and second-degree forgery for presenting more than $33,000 in fraudulent checks to his landlord for office space he rented in East Meadow. Both men face seven years in prison, Ude said.
Ude said that police are unaware of other victims the men may have attempted to bilk through other scams. “At this point in time we have two victims, but there may be more,” he said. “If you’re going to rent an apartment, you should rent from a licensed broker and exercise caution.”
Police are asking anyone who may have been a victim of these men to contact the Crimes Against Property Squad at (516) 573-5275.
