Konrad Bicher began renting Manhattan apartments in 2019, before subletting them out. On top of violating lease agreements, Bicher obtained nearly $600,000 in Covid relief loans. The self-proclaimed "Wolf of Airbnb" now faces prison time after pleading guilty to fraud. Prosecutors said he failed to make rent payments required by the lease agreements and refused to leave the apartments after the leases expired. When Bicher was indicted in October, Williams said Bicher operated at least 18 apartments in Manhattan "as mini-hotels" while using the pandemic as an excuse not to pay landlords.

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Persons: Konrad Bicher, Bicher, Wolf, Airbnb, Prosecutors, Damian Williams, Williams Organizations: Prosecutors, US Small Business Administration Locations: Manhattan, Hialeah , Florida