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This month in real estate history: Cuomo goes after corruption in building industry

From the December issue: Twenty-four years ago this month Governor Mario Cuomo announced the formation of a group of more than 100 investigators, prosecutors, auditors and other professionals to battle corruption and racketeering in the building industry, 24 years ago this month.

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Along with city officials, Cuomo created the Construction Industry Strike Force because of the allegedly endemic nature of mob infiltration and corruption in New York City’s multibillion-dollar development business. [more]