East Meadow Office Tenant Arrested for Grand Larceny

A Manorville man has been arrested for presenting fraudulent checks to his landlord for an office space he rented in East Meadow.

According to police, Elviston Ramasir, 27, presented checks in excess of $33,000, and he was arrested on Nov. 5. He was charged with third degree grand larceny and second degree forgery.

A police spokeswoman would not indicate where in East Meadow the office space was rented.

Additionally, Ramasir, and his father Ezekiel, 57, have been charged in connection to a grand larceny scheme that was based out of Long Beach, police said.

According to detectives, the defendants placed ads on Craig's List for the rental of a house in Long Beach that they did not own. Police say that both men presented themselves as a real estate agent, landlord and construction worker to victims. The defendants then collected the first and last month's rent, along with a security deposit, totaling $3,133.

After payments were received, the defendants stopped answering calls and text messages from the victims, and no money was ever reimbursed.

Ezekiel Ramasir was arrested on Nov. 23. Both men have been charged with third degree grand larceny and first degree scheme to defraud.

According to DA spokesman Chris Munzing, a bond of $3,000 or $1,500 cash bail was posted for Ezekiel, and $15,000 or $7,000 for Elviston, who are due back in court on Dec. 3.

The suspects' attorney, James Pascarella, could not be reached for comment.

Detectives request any person who may have been a victim of these subjects to contact the Crimes Against Property Squad at 516-573-5275. Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.