The law firm specializes in
seeking real estate tax reductions for commercial and residential properties in the city.
The firm in question, Goldberg & Iryami, P.C., «
seeks real estate tax reductions for commercial and residential properties in New York City,» according to the New York Times.
Federal authorities are investigating «substantial» payments made to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver by a small law firm that
seeks real estate tax reductions for commercial and residential properties in New York City, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The sizable number of properties on the Lower East Side for which Goldberg has
sought real estate tax reductions include Silver's own co-op, the Hillman Housing Corp., a large development of brick apartment buildings on Grand Street, tax records show, as well as the commercial building across the street that is listed in state records as the address for Silver's campaign committee, Friends of Silver.
Not exact matches
«Details of the specific charges against Silver were unclear on Wednesday night, but one of the people with knowledge of the matter said they stemmed from payments Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in
seeking reductions of New York City
real estate taxes,» the Times reported.
Goldberg & Iryami specializes in
seeking reductions of city
real estate taxes, an area which Silver is not known to have expertise.
The federal inquiry focused on payments that Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in
seeking reductions of New York City
real estate taxes.
The other part of the inquiry by Mr. Bharara's office and the F.B.I. focused in part on payments that Mr. Silver received from a
real estate law firm, which is not identified in the complaint but which a person briefed on the matter said was Goldberg & Iryami, which specializes in
seeking reductions of New York City
real estate taxes.
The Times reported the charges stemmed from payments that Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in
seeking reductions of New York City
real estate taxes.
He is not known to have any expertise in the complex and highly specialized area of the law in which Goldberg & Iryami practices, known as
tax certiorari, which involves challenging
real estate tax assessments and
seeking reductions from municipalities.
In one scheme described in court papers, he asked a pair of
real estate developers to hire a small law firm, Goldberg & Iryami, which
seeks reductions in New York City property
taxes on behalf of its clients.
«Details of the specific charges to be brought against Mr. Silver were unclear on Wednesday night, but one of the people with knowledge of the matter said they stemmed from payments that Mr. Silver received from a small law firm that specializes in
seeking reductions of New York City
real estate taxes.»