Cuomo takes aim at deed fraud in Brooklyn
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has called on the New York State Department of Financial Services to launch an investigation after a troubling report described instances...
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Firm must pay $6M in stolen wages to welders, iron workers
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that a joint investigation between the New York State Department of Labor and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Construction Fraud...
Brooklyn tenants accuse landlord of 421a rent fraud
By Sabina Mollot A tenant advocacy group that’s been systematically investigating landlords who’ve been accused of overcharging renters and deregulating apartments has recently accused a...
American Copper, Steinway Tower contractors charged with fraud
Contractors hired to build Steinway Tower, the American Copper Building and several other high-profile Manhattan projects have been indicted for theft and fraud. Manhattan District...
Landlord gets up to 12 years in prison for deed transfer fraud
Landlord John Kojo Zi has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison for forging the deed transfers to five buildings in the Upper...
Cracking down on project fraud
By Marc Newman, CPA, associate managing partner, Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP Going into a project, every contractor’s objective should be to plan everything to...