The dark story behind 'the most colorful house in Queens'

In a candy-land Queens property, a sour truth has emerged.

This house on 36th Avenue looks like a storybook exploded. Painted in pale yellow, with scarlet trim and scrolls of metallic vermilion flowers curling across the front gate, the for-sale Astoria property has been called “the most colorful home in Queens,” according to its marketing materials.

But behind its Skittles-toned chandeliers and bubblegum-hued décor, federal prosecutors say, lies the residue of a million-dollar fraud that shook a tight-knit immigrant community, according to the New York Times .

In July, the three-story residence hit the market with a $3 million asking price — being billed by its listing brokerage for its prominent use of color — with its bright exterior standing in stark contrast to the muted brick Tu