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The NYPD and Department of Investigation raided the downtown offices of a developer who, the Daily News reports, "funneled thousands in campaign cash to local politicians, including White House aide Adolfo Carrión." A van full of boxes of files was taken from the Atlantic Development Group and the Post says "investigators were looking into such alleged bribery tactics as using expediters to pay off city officials to move projects along, or bribing construction companies to use nonunion, cheaper labor." ADG is behind the "ambitious" Boricua Village development in the Bronx; the project came under the spotlight when the Daily News drew attention to the fact that the project's architect did design work for former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion—but Carrion never paid him.

Bronx prosecutors are investigating a renovation project at the home of former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion Jr. after the Daily News revealed he approved a big city project designed by the same architect. Carrion, now White House urban policy director, admitted to the News that he didn't pay architect Hugo Subotovsky for designing a porch and balcony on his City Island home, claiming that he's waiting for Subotovsky to complete a final survey of the long-completed project (Carrion told the Times it was his fault he hadn't requested the survey). The White House said they expected the survey would be done soon and that the bill—$3,627.50 for 51 hours of work—would be paid shortly. The project Subotovsky was involved with was Boricua Village, "one of the largest and most ambitious development initiatives in the South Bronx." The Times points out, "Mr. Carrión’s support of the zoning change for the housing project was not vital — borough presidents offer only advisory opinions and cannot kill proposals. But officials further down the review process, including the City Planning Commission and the City Council, take into account the views of borough presidents in making their decisions."