Three Russian-speaking women turned a corruption scam in New York on $ 874 000

Three Russian-speaking women who were responsible for selecting bids from those who want to buy apartments under the affordable housing program in Brooklyn are accused of receiving bribes from applicants for 874 000 dollars.

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Anna Treibich, 71-year-old, Irina Zeltser, 66-year-old, and Karina Andrian, 38-year-old from Coney Island, were charged with 78 items, including conspiracy, theft, falsification of business records and commercial bribes, writes ABC 7.

During the period from 2013 to 2019, the suspects allegedly conspired to steal and sell the right to buy 18 apartments for a total of 5 million dollars at Luna Park Housing Corporation on Coney Island.

The money received from bribes was used to support a chic lifestyle that included luxury Florida apartments, dozens of designer bags, fur coats and jewelry.

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The residential complex Luna Park Housing Corporation, consisting of five buildings, operates at the expense of public funds under the affordable housing program, which provides working families with low-cost studios, one, two and three bedroom apartments. Accordingly, apartments in Luna Park were sold at prices that were significantly below market prices, and therefore enjoyed high demand.

Most homeowners in Luna Park spend years on the waiting list, but those who knew the right people and had enough money could quickly get to the top of the list.

Treibic and Zeltser were members of the board of directors of Luna Park, and Andrian was the office manager of the complex, it was she who was in charge of waiting lists for applications for apartments.

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Potential buyers required various documents to apply, including proof of income and, in some cases, birth and marriage certificates. In exchange for bribes ranging from $10 to $000, the suspects falsified these documents to ensure city officials would accurately approve the claims.

For example, Seltzer was accused of accepting a $93 bribe to help a man purchase a specific apartment by claiming that his sister was the tenant of the apartment. To do this, Zeltser falsified the man's birth certificate, indicating that the applicant's mother was named Ida and that he himself was of Jewish ancestry - just like the tenant of this apartment, who was in fact not related to the applicant.

The trial of the women's trial will take place on May 28, they face threats from 5 to 15 years in prison.

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