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GOP state senate candidate in alleged rent scam

A Republican state Senate candidate on Saturday returned $3,200 to a woman who accused him of an apartment rental swindle.

Manhattan Senate hopeful Jon Girodes, 38, listed his luxury Midtown one-bedroom pad on Craigslist on Aug. 11 for a mere $1,050 a month.

“He said, ‘Don’t worry, I’m a public official, I own three businesses, I couldn’t scam you if I wanted to,’” the prospective tenant told The Post. She gave Girodes a deposit, signed a lease, and planned to move in at the beginning of September.

But Girodes told her the deal was off on Sept. 1 as she sat in a moving truck across the street. She hired lawyer Pierre Gooding in hope of having her deposit returned.

In text messages seen by a Post reporter, Girodes called her a “crazy drama queen.”





Finally on Saturday, Girodes sent an intern to the lobby of his building to fork over the cash.

Girodes did not return calls. He is running for the Harlem state Senate seat now held by Bill Perkins.





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