T
he New York Attorney General's Office has asked a Suffolk County Supreme Court judge to halt the eviction of an East Hampton family while investigating fraud allegations against local real estate investor Michael O'Sullivan. Assistant Attorney General Tashi Lhewa argued in court that the eviction should be frozen due to potential deed fraud, citing a 2023 law allowing state attorneys general or district attorneys to intervene in such cases.

    The case involves Juan Amon and his family, who claim O'Sullivan's company, Hampton Dream Properties, sold them a foreclosed East Hampton home in 2020 while misrepresenting its legal status. Over three years later, another O'Sullivan-owned LLC sought to evict the family after purchasing the house at a bank auction.

    At least 10 families, mostly Latino, allege that O'Sullivan defrauded them through deceptive real estate deals. The judge did not rule on Thursday but set a deadline of June 26 for attorneys to file motions, effectively halting the eviction until then.

    Amon's lawsuit alleges he agreed to buy the property from O'Sullivan for $800,000 in 2020 and wants the judge to void any competing claims. He has paid over $70,000 in mortgage payments since August 2021 but stopped after discovering the home was not in his name.

    O'Sullivan's attorney, Ivan Young, denied any wrongdoing by his client, stating that O'Sullivan did not commit fraud. The case has been combined with another seeking to evict Amon and his family, which is now on hold pending the outcome of the attorney general's investigation.