The Campaign Finance Board flagged 600 donations suspected of having been gathered by undisclosed bundlers in potential violation of campaign finance rules. Several of the contributions figure in a recent indictment by the Manhattan DA.
George Joseph
George is a senior reporter for THE CITY with a focus on criminal justice and courts.
Posted inNYPD
Prosecutors Review Dozens of Cases After NYPD Informed Them — Eight Years Later — of a Detective’s Fingerprint Mistake
The incident led to the transfer of the detective, the retraining of two others, and changes in police procedure.
Posted inEric Adams
New Questions Arise Over Adams Donors: One Says She Was Reimbursed, Others Say They Never Gave
A month after Adams supporters were indicted over illegal donations, a CITY investigation has turned up other instances of questionable contributions that his campaign submitted for public matching funds.
Posted inGun Violence
Manhattan DA Selects 10 Grassroots Groups For Grants to Fight Gun Violence
The groups will implement hyperlocal programs for at-risk youth in gun violence hotspots.
Posted inThe Deed Finders
Little Oversight, Deals Signed in the Dark: How Speculators Cash In When NYC Homeowners Die Without Wills
Lawmakers, court authorities and city agencies have failed to safeguard the estates of homeowners who die without wills, threatening the transfer of Black and Latino generational wealth.
Posted inThe Deed Finders
3 Speculators, 119 Homes, 57 LLCs
Brothers Joseph and Elliot Ambalo and their partner Etai Vardi use a web of LLCs to acquire shares of residential properties across New York City. We’re publishing the LLC names.
Posted inThe Deed Finders
The Speculator Bros Ripping Off Heirs and Evicting Tenants Across NYC
An investigation by THE CITY has unearthed multiple fraud and forgery allegations against Elliot and Joseph Ambalo and their partner Etai Vardi who target unsuspecting homeowners and unprotected tenants in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
Posted inRikers Island
City Council Passes Bill To Restore Reentry Services to Trans Women on Rikers Island
Under Eric Adams’ commissioner, the Department of Correction gutted a specialized LGBTQ+ unit at Rikers. But following an investigation by THE CITY, lawmakers are pushing back with new legislation.
Posted inPolice Reform
Westchester DA Moves To Vacate 26 Convictions Following Release of Police Whistleblower’s Secret Recordings
DA Mimi Rocah’s investigation was triggered by a 2020 Gothamist series unearthing allegations of rampant police corruption in Mount Vernon, New York.
Posted inCourts
Bronx Judge Changed His Mind Twice Before Finally Freeing a Wrongly Convicted Man Who Served 26 Years
Supreme Court Judge Ralph Fabrizio flip-flopped a second time today after inquiries by THE CITY. Prosecutors and defense lawyers had accused him of erratic behavior in other cases.