In re: 650 Fifth Avenue and Related Properties

  1. January 14, 2014

    Feds Want NYC Tower Owner To Forfeit Bank Accounts

    Federal prosecutors on Monday urged a New York federal court to force Islamic cultural group The Alavi Foundation, co-owner of the 650 Fifth Ave. office tower in Manhattan, to forfeit its bank accounts after a judge ruled the foundation fronted for the Iranian government.

  2. October 18, 2013

    Iran-Linked Group Seeks To Stop Seizure Of Mosques, Schools

    Islamic cultural group The Alavi Foundation asked a federal judge Wednesday to block the U.S. government's bid to force the forfeiture of seven of its mosques and school buildings amid claims that the group is a front for the Iranian government, arguing that the properties are not commercial assets.

  3. September 20, 2013

    Sept. 11 Class Seeks To Force Seizure Of 650 Fifth Ave.

    Attorneys for family members of victims of the 9/11 attacks on Tuesday asked a New York federal judge to issue writs of execution for property owned by Iran-related entities to help satisfy a $6 billion terrorism judgment.

  4. September 16, 2013

    Fifth Avenue Tower Co-Owner An Iranian Front, Judge Rules

    A New York federal judge on Monday ordered two Iran-related entities to forfeit ownership of a building at 650 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan, finding that the entities acted as a front for Iran and laundered money through their purported ownership and management of the building.

  5. September 10, 2013

    Iran-Linked Tower's Owners Can't Stifle Evidence In Tax Suit

    A New York federal judge on Monday said the owners of a Manhattan office tower allegedly linked to Iran's government could not suppress evidence in a tax evasion suit on the eve of trial, finding the evidence was obtained legally and voluntarily.

  6. September 05, 2013

    US Defends Iran Office Tower Forfeiture Suit

    The U.S. government on Thursday urged a federal judge not to throw out a lawsuit seeking the forfeiture of a Manhattan office tower allegedly linked to the government of Iran, arguing that it has not used dirty tricks to try to win the case.

  7. September 04, 2013

    Owners Of Iran-Linked Property Sanctioned In 9/11 Suit

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday granted a motion for sanctions against two Iran-related entities for failure to comply with a discovery order in a suit brought by family members of 9/11 victims seeking to use the companies' interests in a Manhattan property to help satisfy a $6 billion terrorism judgment.

  8. August 27, 2013

    Private Iranian Claimants Booted From US Forfeiture Case

    Private Iranian groups who say they lost valuable assets to the Iranian government after the 1979 revolution have no claim to assets in a forfeiture action brought by the U.S. government against a Manhattan building and other assets, a federal judge in New York said Tuesday.

  9. August 12, 2013

    Iran-Linked Property's Owners Face Sanctions Bid In 9/11 Suit

    Family members of victims of the 9/11 attacks on Friday asked a New York federal judge to levy sanctions against two Iran-related entities for alleged failure to comply with a discovery order in a suit seeking to use their interests in a Manhattan property to help satisfy a $6 billion terrorism judgment.

  10. June 06, 2013

    9/11 Victims Win Bid To Pursue Iran-Linked NYC Property

    Family members of victims of the 9/11 attacks on Thursday won a bid in New York federal court to potentially use Iranian interests in a Manhattan property to help satisfy a $6 billion judgment they had obtained against Iran and other groups deemed sponsors of terrorism.