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March 8, 2007
Feds subpoena Yonkers City Council
The Journal News
By Michael Gannon
Before you close the book on Forest City Ratner's controversial Ridge Hill project in Yonkers, subpoenas have been served on the Yonkers City Council in regard to the project.
The FBI has served a wide-ranging federal grand jury subpoena on the City Council seeking documents, including agendas, tapes of meetings and voting records, dating back to the beginning of 2004.
The subpoena does not specify the nature of the U.S. Attorney's investigation. A source familiar with the probe, however, said it was related to the council's handling of the controversial $600 million Ridge Hill development on the city's east side.
Herbert Hadad, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia, declined to comment.
No one is claiming to have any idea what this is about; even the normally tight-lipped developer seemed stumped.
Ed Tagliaferri, a spokesman for the developer, said, "This is the first we've heard of (the subpoena)," and declined to comment further.
Links to all the coverage can be found on the Community First Development Coalition weblog.
Posted by lumi at March 8, 2007 8:07 AM