National
Beny Steinmetz found guilty of corruption
TRD Staff | January 22, 2021 01:35PM
A Geneva court has found Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz guilty of corruption. Steinmetz, who is reported to be a silent backer of New York real estate, was sentenced to five years in jail for...
Beny Steinmetz found guilty of corruption
Los Angeles
Feds charge LA council member with taking bribes from developers
By Dennis Lynch | June 23, 2020 02:32PM
The FBI arrested Los Angeles City Council member Jose Huizar Tuesday on a federal racketeering charge, culminating a near...
Feds charge LA council member with taking bribes from developers
Los Angeles
Private jets, prostitutes and luxury hotels: Broker’s plea deal points finger at LA councilman
TRD Staff | May 14, 2020 08:30AM
A bombshell plea deal involving a former real estate broker that the federal government unsealed Wednesday suggests a years-long trail of bribery between City...
Private jets, prostitutes and luxury hotels: Broker’s plea deal points finger at LA councilman
Real estate was among top consumer gripes in 2019
By Mary Diduch | March 02, 2020 03:00PM
Landlord-tenant disputes generated more consumer complaints in the state last year than all but three other sources. New York...
Real estate was among top consumer gripes in 2019
Meet the HFZ exec accused of taking mob bribes
By Mary Diduch | December 09, 2019 04:07PM
UPDATE: Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, 5:20 p.m.: As an executive at HFZ Capital, John Simonlacaj had overseen some of...
Meet the HFZ exec accused of taking mob bribes
Investor claims fake Queens developers conspired to rob him of $500K
By Mary Diduch | July 10, 2019 03:30PM
A New York investor poured $500,000 into an entity managed by a group of real estate developers who were...
Investor claims fake Queens developers conspired to rob him of $500K
National
Ex-president of Peru tied to corruption scandal dies from self-inflicted gunshot
TRD Staff | April 17, 2019 02:00PM
Peru’s ex-President Alan García died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the head on Wednesday morning – hours after...
Ex-president of Peru tied to corruption scandal dies from self-inflicted gunshot
Acropolis Gardens, a Queens co-op mired in allegations of corruption and self-dealing, is tearing itself apart
By David Jeans | November 16, 2018 04:00PM
Refinancing old debt on a property is a routine measure. But shareholders of an Astoria complex fear another loan would be a means of...
Acropolis Gardens, a Queens co-op mired in allegations of corruption and self-dealing, is tearing itself apart
Long Island Cheat Sheet: Contractor dies in plane crash off Amagansett beach … & more
By Aidan Gardiner | June 04, 2018 01:00PM
Long Island contractor dies in plane crash off Amagansett beach Contractor Ben Krupinski died Saturday when a plane carrying his family crashed in the waters...
Long Island Cheat Sheet: Contractor dies in plane crash off Amagansett beach … & more
How bribery and overbilling schemes have become commonplace in the world of RE’s middlemen
By Kathryn Brenzel | April 24, 2018 07:30AM
From the April issue: In New York City’s $45.3 billion construction industry, it’s a network of middlemen that choreograph the rise of buildings. From supply...
How bribery and overbilling schemes have become commonplace in the world of RE’s middlemen
