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"For Immediate Release"
Major Players in NY Commercial Real Estate
Caught Up in Fraud and Racketeering Lawsuit
Andrew Larew and Wife, Christine Wojcik, Named in $100 million RICO and Racketeering Fraud Lawsuit.
Alleged Co-conspirators Tony Fiorito, John Funiciello, John Shannon, Alan Doyle, Chuck Sangster, Paula Deckman, Soundview Real Estate Partners, and Larew, Doyle & Associates also Named.
Andrew Larew is a Principal at Commercial Real Estate Finance Firm Larew, Doyle & Associates in New York City. Andrew Larew was previously a Principal at Larew Associates LLC, as well as Goedecke Larew, both Commercial Real Estate Finance firms. Andrew Larew is also a member of of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City.
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Christine Wojcik, also known as Chrissy Wojcik, is Vice-President, Asset Management, at Commercial Real Estate Finance Firm Situs Companies in New York City. Wojcik is also Owner of Larew, Doyle & Associates. Chrissy Wojcik is also a member of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City.
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Anthony Fiorito, also known as Tony Fiorito, is President - Owner of Commercial Real Estate Management Firm Partnership Properties in Syracuse, NY. Fiorito is also Owner of Larew, Doyle & Associates. Tony Fiorito is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Downtown Syracuse Committee, a quasi-governmental organization that invests in downtown Syracuse, NY projects.
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John Funiciello is the founder of Commercial Real Estate Leasing Firm JF Real Estate in Syracuse, NY. Funiciello is also Owner of Larew, Doyle & Associates, and a member of the Board of Directors for Pathfinder Bank, Oswego, NY.
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John Shannon is Owner and Partner of the Accounting firm Shannon & Shay in Oneida, NY.
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Alan Doyle is a Principal at Commercial Real Estate Finance Firm Larew, Doyle & Associates in Providence, RI. Alan Doyle is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island.
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Charles Sangster, also known as Chuck Sangster, is a Partner and Owner of CBD Companies, a Diversified Commercial Real Estate Construction, Management and Development Concern in Syracuse, NY.
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Paula Deckman is a Partner in the Tax Department of Accounting Firm Testone, Marshall & Discenza in Syracuse, NY.
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Caderet Grant is a broker/dealer based in Syracuse, NY. Caderet, through one of its affiliates, is an investor in real estate projects with Andrew Larew, Chuck Sangster, Tony Fiorito and John Funiciello.
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Soundview Real Estate Partners is a Real Estate Investment Firm Headed by Nicholas Newman and Benjamin Marcus, also known as Nick Newman and Ben Marcus, in Stamford, CT
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Larew, Doyle & Associates is a Commercial Real Estate Finance Firm in New York City.
Sunil Aggarwal is Founder and Managing Director of Think Forward Financial Group, LLC, and Managing Director of Think Forward Capital Markets, LLC.
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John Larew is Principal Defendant Andrew Larew's Father, and an investor in at least one of Defendant Larew's many LLCs.
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Peter Goedecke, also known as Pete Goedecke, is Managing Member of Goedecke & Co., LLC.
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David Rothberg, also known as Dave Rothberg, is a close business associate of Principal Defendant Andrew Larew
Christopher Kinder, also known as Chris Kinder, is a Principal and Senior Managing Director of Larew Doyle & Associates.
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Joseph Hentze is President, Owner, and Senior Broker at Hentze-dor Real Estate, Inc., as well as HD Management, LLC. Hentze-dor owns, manages, sells, and leases commercial real estate in the New York City area.
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Additional Information About Chrissy Wojcik
Chrissy Wojcik and Andrew Larew had a relationship, of some kind, well prior to Andrew Larew being separated from his former wife, Rebecca Larew. Within days of being served with divorce papers, Andrew Larew was publicly carrying on his relationship with Christine Wojcik in 2004. However, there is no direct and absolute evidence that Andrew Larew had been cheating on his then wife before their separation.
Christine Wojcik and Andrew Larew married approximately 6 months after the divorce was final. Said marriage took place on or about August, 2006.
On September 1, 2006 Christine Wojcik purchased a home at 25 Fairfield Avenue in the Compo Beach neighborhood of Westport, CT for $1.7 million. Chrissy Wojcik paid approximately $340,000.00 as a down payment. Documents filed with the court state she "had no wherewithal to to make such a purchase." Less than 2 weeks prior, her newlywed husband Andrew Larew had been in CT Superior Court with tears in his eyes testifying under oath that he was financially destitute and near homeless. Andrew Larew also stated that his new wife, Chrissy Wojcik, would not likely allow him to live with her. Andrew Larew's financial affidavit from that hearing clearly shows less than $100.00 to his name. His purpose before the court was requesting that his child support obligation be eliminated. Andrew Larew further stated at this hearing that he and new wife Christine Wojcik had no plans to move in together. Less than 2 weeks later, Chrissy Wojcik and Andrew Larew moved into their $1.7 million beach house. Interestingly, Andrew Larew's residence at the time of his testimony was 3 doors down at 19 Fairfield Avenue, yet he had no knowledge whatsoever of the pending purchase, or that he would be moving in 2 weeks. (also see "Copy of Complaint filed with the Connecticut Real Estate Board of Overseers against Andrew Larew for alleged fraud in connection with the purchase of the aforementioned $1.7 million beach house" above).
Within a week of Andrew Larew's tear filled testimony about his dire financial condition in August 2006, check number 2203824 for $37,500.00 was drawn from Webster Bank and payable to "Partnership Properties" (company headed by Tony Fiorito). This check was clearly noted, in Andrew Larew's "former" partner Tony Fiorito's own handwriting, that this check represented Andrew Larew's contribution to their latest multi-million dollar deal - the purchase of the "Shoppers Garage" complex in Syracuse, NY. Tony Fiorito further noted that this check represented "member contribution."
On September 27, 2006 the entity "Central New York Associates LLC" (CNY) was filed with the NY Secretary of State. Chrissy Wojcik testified under oath that she is 99% owner of CNY, and Tony Fiorito and John Funiciello were each .05% owners of CNY. Chrissy Wojcik testified under oath that Tony Fiorito is the managing partner of CNY, and also the partner in charge of tax matters.
CNY 2006 tax return shows that CNY owns entity "Armory Parking Associates LLC." Armory Parking owns the Shoppers Garage complex in Syracuse. The Shoppers Garage is the very same complex that Tony Fiorito stated in August 2006 belongs 25% to Andrew Larew. However, Andrew Larew has testified on multiple occasions to the court that he never owned and still does not own any portion of CNY. Andrew Larew has also stated on multiple occasions, under oath, that he knows nothing about his new wife owning any of his former assets. Christine Wojcik controverted Andrew Larew's denial in court testimony in 2010 when she testified that Larew was aware of all of her business dealings. Chrissy Wojcik also testified that Tony Fiorito gave her all of Andrew Larew's "former" assets, worth tens of millions, at no cost to "cure a technical default on the loans."
2006 and 2007 tax returns for Chrissy Wojcik and Tony Fiorito show where Tony Fiorito transferred at no cost, all of Andrew Larew's "former" assets, as well as millions of dollars of additional assets to Christine Wojcik through her entity CNY. 2007 Tax returns for CNY also show over $700,000.00 of income, all of which is allegedly attributable to monies earned by Andrew Larew, but subverted through Chrissy Wojcik's "straw man" dummy corporations. This is what the U.S. Secret Service and FBI alleged in their interviews as "money laundering."
Tony Fiorito signed all documents and cash transactions on behalf of Chrissy Wojcik and CNY as its "managing member, but owned less than one half of 1% of the company. In her court testimony under oath and pain of perjury, Christine Wojcik could not name any of the millions of dollars of assets that she owned through CNY, or where any of the more than $700,000.00 income came from without referring to written notes.
While the underlying documents to list all of Chrissy Wojcik's alleged underhanded and fraudulent business and personal dealings are far too numerous to list in this forum, please refer to the following documents to get a very bright picture of who this woman is:
- Copy of sworn transcript where Chrissy Wojcik refuses to testify about over $15,000,000.00 in real estate that her husband, Andrew Larew's, partners gave to her for no cost.
- Copy of sworn testimony where Christine Wojcik is forced by the judge to testify regarding over $15,000,000.00 of real estate that Andrew Larew's partners gave to her at no cost. Interesting point of her testimony is that she was unable to testify to even the most basic of questions about the real estate without referring to a "cheat sheet" that she brought with her. She did not even know the names or addresses of any of these buildings.
- Copy of closing documents for $1.7 million beach house Chrissy Wojcik purchased in Westport CT. Documents filed with the court state that Christine Wojcik "had no wherewithal to purchase such a residece." Also included is a copy of complaint filed in regard to the purchase and alleged fraud by Andrew Larew in connection with the negotiation and eventual purchase of this property.
- Copy of documents showing Chrissy Wojcik as the owner of shill company "Central New York Associates" (CNY)
- Tax returns for CNY showing Chrissy Wojcik was simply given millions of dollars of valuable real estate and cash income at no cost, from Andrew Larew's "former" business partners -- Tony Fiorito and John Funiciello. The IRS, Secret Service, and FBI agents who interviewed several witnesses allegedly stated that this scheme is tax evasion and money laundering.
- Copy of documents showing Christine Wojcik's ownership of Andrew Larew's commercial real estate mortgage firm "Larew Doyle and Associates." Andrew Larew does all of the work at Larew Doyle, but Chrissy Wojcik reports all of the profits on her tax forms. This way, Andrew Larew does not have to pay child support based on his true income. The IRS, Secret Service, and FBI agents who interviewed several witnesses allegedly stated that this scheme is tax evasion and money laundering.
- Copy of 2010 court transcript where Chrissy Wojcik states that Andrew Larew knew all along, from day one, about every facet of these million dollar deals that she paid nothing for. Copies of multiple court appearances where Andrew Larew states that he knows "nothing about my wife's business dealings."
- Copies of court financial affidavits, cancelled checks, and bank statements where Andrew Larew pays exactly half of all expenses on the $1.7 million Westport CT house, including 1st and 2nd mortgages, real estate taxes, remodeling and upgrade costs, utilities, etc. Copies of sworn court transcripts where Chrissy Wojcik and Andrew Larew each state under penalties of purgery that Andrew Larew is only a "rental tenant" at his own wife, Chrissy Wojcik's house.
NOTE: All of the above documents are publicly available through the Connecticut Superior Court Clerk's office in Bridgeport, CT.
