City of Syracuse Assessor Fraud: 11 prosecutions in 18 years. Assessor fraud is prevalent because it is so easy. It only takes a click of the mouse. And there is a lot of mouse clicking in the City of Syracuse over the last 18 years. Here are the elements: 1) Laziness. 2) Incompetence. 3) Cronyism. 4) Outright fraud. In the City of Syracuse we have all the above in abundance.
Prosecutorial terms: Racketeering. Bribery. Falsifying business documents. Official misconduct. Grand Larceny. Receiving a bribe. Conspiracy to commit fraud.
Case 1: 2007: Racketeering. Bribery. (Developers)
Case 2: 2010: Bribery. Falsifying Business documents.
Case 3: 2013: Bribery. Falsifying business documents. (Law firm collusion)
Case 4: 2015: Official misconduct. Bribery. (Inner harbor redevelopment.
Case 5: 2017: Official misconduct. Falsifying business docs. Kickback.
Case 6: 2018: Grand Larceny and falsifying business documents. (STAR)
Case 7: 2021: Receiving a bribe. Grand larceny. Historic tax credit fraud.
Case 8: 2022: Official misconduct. Conspiracy to commit fraud. (Investor)
Case 9: 2024: Pending. Falsifying business docs. Official misconduct. Kickback for misclassifying commercial as nonprofit.
These cases are a veritable how to for assessor fraud.
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