A 42-year-old San Francisco man who allegedly tried to turn a dead homeowner’s Daly City property into a payday has pleaded no contest to five felony charges and could be headed to state prison. Prosecutors say he built a paper trail of forged records, impersonated a licensed attorney and tried to sell a home he had no right to sell.
Darron Dale Singleton Jr. entered the plea yesterday, according to KRON4. The charges include two counts of forgery, filing false documents, identity theft and perjury, with the plea conditioned on a sentence of no more than four years in state prison.
The alleged crimes occurred between July 17, 2022, and May 11, 2024. The homeowner had died before the attempted sale, and the owner’s family contacted police after concerns arose about the Rio Verde Street property, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
Family Call To Police Exposed The Paperwork Trail
When officers arrived, Singleton reportedly presented documents claiming he owned the home or was authorized to sell it. Prosecutors said the records were fake or forged and that he used the identification of a licensed attorney without permission.
The intended targets were not just the family or the property itself. Prosecutors said Singleton also tried to take money from people he approached about buying the house, turning a bogus real-estate deal into a bundle of alleged fraud charges.
Sentencing Is Set For September
Fifteen other charges were dismissed as part of the case resolution, and Singleton remains out of custody under a court order requiring GPS monitoring and keeping him away from the victims’ property. He is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 18, KRON4 reported.
The sentencing hearing will determine whether the agreement’s four-year cap becomes the actual punishment. Until then, the court restrictions leave Singleton out of custody while the attempted property sale remains tied up in the criminal case.
