Woodrow Flemming, 48, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny. He said he gave letters, tax forms and other documents to 13 homeless people so they could illegally apply for benefits from organizations including the Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Judge Charles Tejada said he would sentence Flemming to six to 12 years in prison at sentencing June 26. Flemming could have received up to 15 years.
Also Wednesday, Carleton Reed, 45, pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a forged instrument in connection with the scheme. The judge sentenced him to a year in jail.
A spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney said others in the scheme have pleaded guilty and received sentences from six months to four years.
