REMARKS
Council Member Restler addresses historical corruption issues in DCAS
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Council Member Restler discusses the history of corruption within DCAS, highlighting how the agency's size and discretion have made it vulnerable to misconduct. He provides examples of past scandals involving the misuse of public funds and poor internal controls.
- During the Koch administration, DCAS's director of leasing was convicted for extorting $1.2 million from landlords
- In 2015, developers exploited weak internal controls at DCAS to increase their profits
- Restler suggests that DCAS may be facing another significant corruption scandal
Lincoln Restler
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The city this the size of the city's real estate portfolio and the broad discretion assigned to decast leadership, has historically made decast a target for corruption, both from those within government and those outside of government hoping to profit from misuse of the city's public dollars.
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During the scandals of the Koch administration, the city's director of leasing was convicted for extorting $1,200,000 from landlords.
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In 2015, developers took advantage of poor internal controls at Decast, to lift the riveting indeed restriction and increase their personal profits.
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Sadly, it appears as though DeCast is once again facing a significant corruption scandal.
