(10/12/06) DEER PARK ? A Deer Park couple lost the fight to keep their home Thursday, three years after falling victim to a mortgage scandal.

Carol Calvagno?s family owned the Smith Street house for more than 60 years before she and her husband, Anthony, were evicted. Suffolk sheriffs and movers removed the Calvagnos? belongings as neighbors and the couple stood by in shock. The Calvagnos were fooled by a mortgage scam and their house was later auctioned off. For three years the elderly family used the courts in an attempt to retake their home, to no avail.

Neighbors say the Calvagnos have big hearts and are very generous despite not having much. They say 67-year-old Anthony?s health has deteriorated significantly during the stress of the ordeal.