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A retired NYPD officer contacted my office looking for assistance with the IRS. The officer's disability pension was tax-exempt, however, five years ago the IRS sent him a debt notice for failure to pay taxes on his pension. 

The officer's accountant sent all of the necessary paperwork to the IRS to prove that the man was tax-exempt, but the officer continued to receive notices of debt due. The IRS placed a lien on his house and started taking $310 out of his monthly social security check. 

My office recently helped a private school in our district serving children with special needs recover $158,800 owed to them by the Department of Education for reimbursement.

Under the law, the city is responsible for reimbursing private schools for the tuition of special needs children that require an individual education plan (IEP) that cannot be provided at a public school.

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Recently, a constituent and his attorney contacted my office looking for assistance in contacting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 

Several weeks ago, a local veteran contacted my office looking for assistance with receiving thousands of dollars in pension checks from the U.S. Military.

Two years ago, a fraud alert was placed on his bank account which stopped him from receiving his pension payments. The veteran opened a new bank account, however, his pension checks were still not being deposited. He then turned to our office for help.