a broker tried to scam me in a sale because his client was running a game. i called the county and verified I was right about it being illegal It was a scam to get lower property tax rate when they bought the house. He had done it 6 times before.
The broker died a week later and his asst was excellent and ethical. We closed the deal with the illegal part being out. Don’t know of the county ever did anything.
I am Italian and my associates accused me of putting a hit on the guy : )
My great grandfather was from Genoa. When he came to NY, he pretended to be French because the Irish, who controlled much of government and businesses, wouldn’t hire an Italian. To get even with them, he married an Irish woman.