Prosecutors are seeking evidence of financial transactions and communications that could show whether Farah and Debbie Louis used their positions to benefit the nonprofit in return for payments or other perks.
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether New York City Councilmember Farah Louis and her sister, Debbie Louis, accepted bribes or kickbacks tied to city funding for a migrant shelter provider.Farah Louis is a Brooklyn Democrat who represents the 45th Council District.
Her sister, Debbie Louis, serves as an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, working as assistant secretary for New York City intergovernmental affairs.According to a search warrant obtained by The Associated Press and signed March 19, investigators are examining whether the sisters received benefits in exchange for actions taken to help a Brooklyn-based nonprofit secure city contracts.The nonprofit, BHRAGS Home Care Inc., provides in-home care services and expanded into operating migrant shelters in 2022 as thousands of asylum seekers arrived in New York City. The organization has since received more than $200 million in contracts from the city’s Department of Homeless Services.Prosecutors are seeking evidence of financial transactions and communications that could show whether Farah and Debbie Louis used their positions to benefit the nonprofit in return for payments or other perks.Debbie Louis has been placed on leave after the governor’s office learned of the investigation. Neither sister has publicly commented.A search warrant does not mean criminal charges will be filed, but it shows investigators have enough evidence to continue examining potential wrongdoing.
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