Michael Cohen’s Ex-Partner Sued for Racketeering
Owner of Vintage Group and partner of Michael Cohen, Eric Nelson (LinkedIn, iStock)
Who could’ve guessed it?
Disbarred attorney Michael Cohen’s former real estate partner — the same landlord who reportedly omitted rent-stabilized buildings from construction applications a decade ago — is running a business based on fraud, a new lawsuit claims.
Eric Nelson, owner-operator of city landlord Vintage Group, was sued last week by an LLC associated with real estate lawyer Herbert Chaves, who accuses Nelson of running a racketeering operation that siphoned money from his business partners, his tenants and the city for his benefit.
The suit alleges