Kushner Companies, the family business of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, was issued a federal grand jury subpoena last month for information about paperwork the company filed in New York City, according to a new report.
The report comes after the Associated Press reported in March the developer had filed documents that claimed there were no rent-regulated tenants in its buildings even though there were hundreds. Later, the AP reported the company was under investigation for “illegal activity” regarding permit applications for starting construction on 13 properties owned by the company.
Although Kushner oversaw the company when the filings were submitted, he did not sign any of the filings. Instead, the documents were either signed by a Kushner employee or a chief operating officer.
The company has previously said third parties oversaw permit applications and characterized inaccurate information as “mistakes or typographical errors.”
According to the Wall Street Journal, the subpoena is part of the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office investigation in the matter and is requesting information on the identities of the third parties involved with filing the documents.
A spokesperson for the Company said it had already complied with the subpoena and has nothing to hide.
“Kushner Companies has nothing to hide and is cooperating fully with all legitimate requests for information, including this subpoena,” she said, according to the Wall Street Journal. “We believe that this subpoena, which has already been complied with, was issued based solely on an article that appeared in the press the day before it was issued.”
A spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office did not provide details to the Wall Street Journal on the investigation or subpoena.
“I can’t confirm or deny the existence of any subpoena or investigation,” John Marzulli told the Wall Street Journal.
Kushner joined the White House in January 2017 and stopped overseeing the company as a result of his new job. His father, Charles Kushner, now heads the company.
