Lawyer Who Stole $600K From Harlem’s Second Providence Baptist Church Enters Plea
A crooked lawyer took a plea deal Friday after swindling more than $600,000 from a Harlem church reports NY Daily News.
A crooked lawyer took a plea deal Friday after swindling more than $600,000 from a Harlem church reports NY Daily News.
The Law reports that a former law firm associate has been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for allegedly stealing $600,000 from a Harlem church he represented in a real estate transaction.
UPDATED, 10:55 p.m. August 8: A historic Harlem church is seeking $20 million from a real estate developer it accuses of fraud in a lawsuit filled with biblical references.
Law.com reports that a Manhattan lawyer has resigned from the bar and admitted that he can’t “defend himself” against professional-misconduct allegations that say he stole $600,000 from a Harlem church he was representing.
The Real Deal reports that Azimuth Development Group is planning a mixed-use building with 30 residential units and a church in Central Harlem.
The plan is to keep the faith — just in a nicer building. A historic Harlem church wants a judge to let it sell its building to a condo developer in a deal that will allow the house of worship to keep operating on at least three floors of the new space, the Daily News…
With a store on 125th Street in Harlem, American Apparel, was once a high-flying retailer that peaked at more than $600 million in sales, is probably headed toward liquidation.