Move over, Anna Delvey - there's a new hotel scammer in town. In a curious new case brought by federal prosecutors this month, one city insider and her group of accomplices are accused of taking advantage of New York's emergency pandemic hotel program to line their own pockets, selling stays in five-star rooms that were supposed to be set aside for healthcare workers and COVID patients in quarantine. The grift reportedly cost the city around $400,000 - and it might land its ringleader 70 years in jail. Click through for the wild details!
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