Tishman Speyer, Landlord of Men Accused of Impersonating DHS Agents Won $222K Judgment for Unpaid Rent

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48% : United States Police, which is not a law enforcement agency, had leased the five apartments at Crossing on First Street since late 2020, but had not paid any rent, according to a lawsuit filed in July by a limited liability corporation owned by Tishman Speyer, the real estate giant that owns the building.
48% : A court filing by prosecutors on Friday said, that while they were claiming to be law enforcement agents involved in covert operations, "they compromised United States Secret Service (USSS) personnel involved in protective details and with access to the White House complex by lavishing gifts upon them, including rent-free living.""Taherzadeh stated that Ali had obtained the electronic access codes and a list of all of the tenants in the apartment complex," which has hundreds of units, the filing said.
43% : Federal prosecutors accuse them of impersonating Homeland Security agents for several years, and say the FBI found weapons, ammunition, and law-enforcement paraphernalia in their apartments, despite the fact that neither man is employed by law enforcement.

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