OPEN LETTER TO ATTORNEY GENERAL: See how City Hall Officials help their buddies evade paying taxes.

OPEN LETTER TO ATTORNEY GENERAL: See how City Hall Officials help their buddies evade paying taxes.

Hey... you know how our roads suck, the schools are going down the drain, lousy welfare provisions, etc... because the City doesn't have enough money?

And the only way we can generate tax revenue is by building a casino?!?

Read below to see how City Officials help their sleazy, slumlord business buddies evade paying taxes.  If the City made everyone pay the taxes they were supposed to be paying, we probably wouldn't be in the pickle that we are in now.  Economic Development   = slick business people ripping off tax dollars.

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NEW YORK STATE

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

PUBLIC INTERGRITY UNIT

120 Broadway, 22^nd Floor

New York, NY 10271

COMPLAINT FORM

COMPLAINANT

Your Name: Andrew Stankevich Home/Business Tel: (585) 546-5162

(best to reach me at this number)

Street Address: PO Box 39618 City: Rochester State: NY

Zip Code: 14604 County: Monroe Email: andrewstan44@yahoo.com

COMPLAINT

Public Agency: City of Rochester Real Estate Assessment Office & City of Rochester Economic Development Department

Has this matter been submitted to another agency? YES

If so, which agency: Rochester City Council

Is there any legal action pending? NO

PLEASE BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR COMPLAINT BELOW

I am writing regarding the manipulation of the real estate assessment values of 367 Lyell Avenue by Bruno Coccia (the owner of the building) and his real estate assessor (Lucien Curre). Mr. Coccia had the City of Rochester assess the value of 367 Lyell Avenue at a much higher value while using the property as collateral to secure taxpayer-subsidized loans for his business, Genesee Printers. Shortly after re-casting his last loan using 367 Lyell Avenue as the key piece of collateral, Mr. Coccia has the City of Rochester re-assess 367 Lyell Avenue at a much lower rate, so that Mr. Coccia would not have to pay the full amount of taxes on the property. I believe that City of Rochester employees assisted Mr. Coccia in his manipulation of property assessment values.

In 1984, the City of Rochester assessed 367 Lyell Avenue at $84,900 as a residential property; in 1986, the City of Rochester assessed 367 Lyell Avenue as a residential property worth $103,000; in 1990, the City of Rochester assessed 367 Lyell Avenue as a commercial property; in 1998, the City of Rochester assessed 367 Lyell Avenue as a commercial building being worth $66,000; in 2004, the City of Rochester assessed the building as being worth $68,000.

In 1986, Mr. Coccia received an SBA 504 loan for $155,000 using 367 Lyell Avenue as a key piece of collateral; Mr. Coccia paid off the SBA 504 loan in 1997. Mr. Coccia received a $50,000 Rochester Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) loan in January of 1992 using 367 Lyell Avenue as a key piece of collateral. Mr. Coccia's business, Genesee Printers went bankrupt in 1994; Mr. Coccia went back into the printing business as “Microera Printers.” After not making payments for two years, the City of Rochester decided to “restructure” Mr. Coccia's $50,000 REDCO loan; REDCO representative Karen Altman cites 367 Lyell Avenue's collateral status as being a major reason for restructuring Mr. Coccia's loan. On November 24^th, 1997, less than one month after signing the contractual agreement to the

restructuring of the REDCO loan (11/2/97), Mr. Coccia complains to the City of Rochester Bureau of Assessment that the City has assessed 367 Lyell Avenue at too high a price. On the same day as Mr. Coccia's complaint, Bureau of Assessment representative Carl Klein determines that 367 Lyell Avenue is actually worth $66,000 for tax assessment purposes. Although Mr. Coccia spearheaded this campaign, he needed cooperation at either REDCO (the Economic Development Dept.) and/or at the Bureau of Assessment. Either 367 Lyell Avenue is worth $115,000 or $66,000, but it can't be worth $115,000 when Mr. Coccia is using it as collateral and then worth $66,000, within the month, when Mr. Coccia has to pay taxes on it.

In addition, Mr. Coccia presented Mr. Andrew Stankevich (a potential buyer of 367 Lyell Avenue) with a private real estate appraisal from Mr. Lucien Curre in March of 2005 assessing 367 Lyell Avenue at $120,000. Mr. Andrew Stankevich filed a complaint with the NYS Dept. of State Division of Licensing Services against Mr. Curre (file #:2005-0896). After a full investigation, this complaint is currently awaiting a decision in Albany. I've enclosed documentation on the loan, the city assessment process and the other assessment complaint.

(I enclosed documentation proving what I just said).