New York cracks down on the $1 million squatter: Queens illegal tenant who's ... trends now

An alleged squatter accused of living in a $1 million home while earning money by renting out bedrooms to others has finally been charged. 

Brian Rodriguez was indicted on Thursday on charges of burglary, grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, criminal trespass and criminal mischief. 

Homeowner Adele Andaloro had been checking on the home in Flushing, Queens,  in February that she inherited when she realized the front door had been changed. 

Prosecutors say that over several days Andaloro witnessed Rodriguez inside the property, and he claimed he was leasing the property. 

Andaloro is said to have saw several others living at the home, with one leaving the door open. After gaining entry she changed the locks to gain back access. 

After Rodriguez returned, he had Andaloro dramatically handcuffed and led off the $1 million property after claiming that he was the legal tenant. 

Rodriguez had previously claimed that he was the victim of a fraudulent business deal and would leave if he was paid $18,000. 

A handful of alleged squatters in the four-bedroom home claimed they were legitimate residents of the property who had been paying rent to someone named 'Jay.' 

Jay turned out to be Rodriguez who previously told the New York Post that he was scammed into 'renting' the home with a fake lease drawn up by a fraudulent realtor.

He claimed he went into business in an attempt to cash in on what he thought was a city-run program that pays landlords $1,000 a month to take in migrants. But no such program exists. 

Rodriguez wanted Andaloro to pay him the $18,000 he put in on repairs for the plumbing, electric work, paint job, and cleaning he claims he paid for. 

In his telling of events, Rodriguez was scammed by a well-dressed man in a Flushing laundromat who he met last

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