County judge accuses friend of fraud in real estate deal
An Allegheny County judge accuses a longtime family friend of defrauding him out of more than $500,000 in phony Florida real estate deals, according to his lawyer and a federal lawsuit made public Friday.
Common Pleas Judge Robert P. Horgos, 60, of Sewickley Hills claims Alfredo J. Sararo III, 38, persuaded him to invest in buy-low, sell-high properties on Florida’s Gulf Coast at inflated prices.
Horgos claims he lost money after Sararo, a former county corrections officer, and 11 co-defendants lied to him and forged his signature on documents.
Sararo’s Miami lawyer, Robert Rosenblatt, denied the claims in the 20-page lawsuit, which accuses the defendants of conspiracy, fraud and racketeering, among other claims.