Federal prosecutors are seeking control of 650 Fifth Avenue and other properties in NYC and around the country, alleging that the majority owner, the Alavi Foundation, has been illegally sending money to Iran. Among the evidence: closed-door meetings between the Alavi Foundation's president and the Iranian ambassador to the UN. The tenants at Alavi's properties are not involved, the U.S. attorney's office said, and are free to continue using the properties. [NYT]
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