PATERSON - Federal investigators issued a subpoena Tuesday for city records documentingconstruction work performedat Mayor Joey Torres' home,city Law Director Domenick Stampone told NorthJersey.com.
The records go back to 2012 and were for files and permits for the mayor's home at 130 Arlington Ave., according to the report.
A public records request showed Torres had $15,000 in renovations done at his home in the fall of 2016, according to a previous report on NorthJersey.com.
In March 2016, NBC New York obtained and aired video ofcity employees working at the mayor's home.
Last fall, FBI agents searched the city hall offices of the mayor and administrators, as well as the community development offices, demanding documents related to the construction and renovation of a Montgomery Street property owned by Grace Gospel Church for use with the Paterson branch of the New Jersey Prison Re-entry Corp.
The construction was paid for with a $180,000 HUD Community Development Block Grant obtained by the city.
In January, federal agents issued a subpoena for records on work performed by five private businesses in Paterson. One of the companies in the January subpoena - Evans Architects - performed work on Torres' home as well as the Montgomery Street building, according to NorthJersey.com.
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The records go back to 2012 and were for files and permits for the mayor's home at 130 Arlington Ave., according to the report.
A public records request showed Torres had $15,000 in renovations done at his home in the fall of 2016, according to a previous report on NorthJersey.com.
In March 2016, NBC New York obtained and aired video ofcity employees working at the mayor's home.
Last fall, FBI agents searched the city hall offices of the mayor and administrators, as well as the community development offices, demanding documents related to the construction and renovation of a Montgomery Street property owned by Grace Gospel Church for use with the Paterson branch of the New Jersey Prison Re-entry Corp.
The construction was paid for with a $180,000 HUD Community Development Block Grant obtained by the city.
In January, federal agents issued a subpoena for records on work performed by five private businesses in Paterson. One of the companies in the January subpoena - Evans Architects - performed work on Torres' home as well as the Montgomery Street building, according to NorthJersey.com.
Anthony G. Attrino may be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @TonyAttrino. Find NJ.com on Facebook.
http://www.nj.com/passaic-county/index.ssf/2017/02/work_at_paterson_mayors_home_target_of_federal_probe_report_says.html