the mysterious renters said they got the place through shannon lee, apparently a legit real estate broker. they got her on the phone and minutes later, shannon zoomed up. >> this lady pulls up in this black bmw, she jumps out of the car, and she said, "well, i bought this property through a tax sale." i asked her, did she have the deeds and everything to the house, she said "oh, yeah, i've got everything." >> reporter: shannon had actually taken control of laverne's house -- then turned around and rented it out. >> nobody suspected that someone would actually advertise a property they didn't own and collect rent on it. >> reporter: state's attorney angela brooks says this type of scam only works if the real homeowner isn't around to notice. but laverne green not only missed her house, she also had connections. >> well, she picked the house of a person who worked for the police department and that's bad luck. that's right, here's laverne at her desk, working for the prince george's county cops. so forget calling 911, all she had to do was walk down the hall to ask co-worker lieutenant char

real estate agent and convicting forger shannon lee admitted that she faked documents for a listing and she cleaned up the house, and posted it on craigslist and rented it out for $1450 a month. in all lee and a partner targeted 25 houses and stole eight more. lee will serve an 18-month sentence. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- we know the white house is at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. but find out why google is apologizing for a search that resulted in the executive mansion. alison: later the district is talking about safety with the new streetcars. "7 on your side" is on your side to find out when they will start to carry passengers. leon: plus -- >> you might have heart about the flat for cannes festival. >> you are appropriately dressed. >> are you kidding me? snide out why people -- leon: find out why people are talking about the shoes than the movies at this year's narrator: puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support, putting three and a half million puerto ricans at risk. it's an outrage. puerto ricans are us citizens and pay the same medicare taxes, but receive on