More than a dozen properties owned by Kushner Companies, the family business of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, are under investigation by the New York City Department of Buildings following a report on how the business filed false paperwork.
The investigation is looking for “illegal activity” regarding permit applications for starting construction on 13 properties owned by the company, the Associated Press reports. Earlier this week, the AP reported that the developer had filed documents that claimed there were no rent-regulated tenants in its buildings even though there were hundreds.
Kushner oversaw the company when the filings were submitted, but he did not sign any of the filings. The documents were either signed by a Kushner employee or a chief operating officer.
In response, Kushner Cos. said it conducts business under “the highest legal and ethical standards” and claimed the company is facing “politically motivated attacks.”
The company previously said that third parties oversaw permit applications and characterized inaccurate information as “mistakes or typographical errors.”
Kushner joined the White House in January 2017 and stopped overseeing the company as a result.
