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De Blasio won’t face federal, state charges in fundraising probe

by Kathryn Brenzel | March 16, 2017 10:30AM

Mayor Bill de Blasio won’t be facing federal or state criminal charges for fundraising activities tied to his now...

JPMorgan settles discrimination suit for $55M

January 18, 2017 11:37AM

JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $55 million to settle charges that independent mortgage brokers working with the bank discriminated...

Silverstein Properties settles with US Attorney over disabled access at two projects

by Katherine Clarke | January 06, 2017 01:50PM

Silverstein Properties settled a lawsuit brought by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara alleging two of the developer’s rental projects are...

Former American Realty Capital CFO arrested over accounting scandal

September 08, 2016 03:39PM

Federal authorities have arrested the former chief financial officer of American Realty Capital Properties, charging Brian Block with purposely...

Preet Bharara investigating de Blasio’s role in LICH site sale

July 26, 2016 10:06AM

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating Mayor Bill de Blasio’s role in the sale of the Long Island College Hospital...

Prosecutors allegedly investigating de Blasio sweetheart deal

May 22, 2016 11:00AM

Earlier this year, Mayor Bill de Blasio was accused of showing preferential treatment to a developer who won a...

Sheldon Silver gets 12 years in the slammer

May 03, 2016 04:11PM

UPDATED, 5:00 p.m., May 3: Former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday, after his conviction on federal corruption charges related to his dealings with several...

Silver should serve more than 10 years in prison: prosecutors

April 21, 2016 06:10PM

U.S. prosecutors are recommending that former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver receive a sentence “substantially in excess”...

JSR Capital’s Jona Rechnitz: a mid-level investor with major league political connections

by Ariel Stulberg and Kyna Doles | April 12, 2016 07:00AM

Before Jona Rechnitz got caught up in a federal campaign finance probe, he was just another mid-level wheeler-dealer in the New York real estate...

Feds investigating de Blasio’s campaign fundraising

April 11, 2016 08:46AM

The federal investigation into corruption at the New York Police Department – which tied up JSR Capital’s Jona Rechnitz...