{"id":10002,"date":"2026-05-17T17:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10002"},"modified":"2026-05-17T17:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:52:13","slug":"nyc-developer-allegedly-bragged-about-court-scam-the-day-before-fbi-bust-ha-ha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10002","title":{"rendered":"NYC developer allegedly bragged about court scam the day before FBI bust: &#8216;Ha ha&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An accused sleazy loose-lipped developer boasted that he controlled a Brooklyn courthouse \u2014 just a day before the feds carted him off to the jailhouse, according to shocking court revelations.<\/p>\n<p>Alleged fraudster Sam Sprei thought he had his case so in the pocket even when a judge with no ties to him was assigned it, after he succeeded in getting two other jurists booted from it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sam Sprei leaves Brooklyn federal court court after his Wednesday arraignment. <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLOL,\u2019\u2019 Sprei texted his lawyer over the assignment of third Judge Francois Rivera, evidence showed last week.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera shot back at the defendant in court Tuesday, \u201cI thought it meant \u2018lots of luck\u2019 \u2014 because you\u2019re gonna need it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Edward Harold King, a former Brooklyn State Supreme Court judge, was arrested along with Sprei on Wednesday. <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The FBI ended up busting Sprei and disgraced former Brooklyn Judge Edward H. King a day later.<\/p>\n<p>In shocking voice memos from Sprei revealed in court Tuesday, he described his alleged illicit plans to fix his legal woes involving a $2 million lawsuit, bragged about his courtroom influence and boasted about the stunning plot to boot two unfavorable judges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will have to recuse himself later on, and we will accomplish what we wanted,\u201d Sprei said in one voice memo about the scheme, which involved getting judges to recuse themselves from the bench by hiring lawyers who had prior relationships with them.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The pair\u2019s alleged illicit lucrative schemes reputedly ran long and deep. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The plan worked, twice, with Sprei texting \u201cha ha\u201d in a message after the first.<\/p>\n<p>Sprei also claimed his court connections included a relationship with Charles Siegel, the principal law clerk of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Steven Mostofsky.<\/p>\n<p>When trying to delay a court order involving money he had to pony up as part of the process, Sprei said in a voice memo to a crony, \u201cThat part, leave up to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know Siegel very well,\u2019\u2019 he claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Siegel later told The Post by email, \u201cI HAVE NEVER SPOKEN TO THE MAN IN MY LIFE!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sprei and King are involved in a slew of civil lawsuits, along with pal and former top Brooklyn Democratic Party leader Frank Seddio, alleging tens of millions of dollars in escrow and investment fraud, in addition to their announced wire fraud conspiracy charges Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sprei and King are involved in a slew of civil lawsuits, some with former top Brooklyn Democratic Party leader Frank Seddio, alleging tens of millions of dollars in fraud. <span class=\"credit\">Gregory P. Mango<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The developer told The Post in an email the night before his arrest that he has \u201ca legitimate claim to usage [sic] of the two million dollars\u201d and claimed the messages revealed in court were \u201ctaking [sic] out of context with apparently doubles [sic] meaning which are in fact inaccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Sprei pals have faced some rotten luck lately, too.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer Adam Kalish was recently barred from practicing law for three years for \u201cmisappropriating\u201d more than $400,000 when acting as an escrow agent for Sprei, with Seddio also vouching for his character, according to an appeal court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Another lawyer, Jonathan Pasternak, was suspended from Manhattan Federal Court for three years after admitting he took $260,000 from Sprei during a bankruptcy case.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; 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