Ex-Buildings boss Eric Ulrich to turn himself to Manhattan authorities following his indictment!

Mayor Adams’ former Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich is expected to surrender in Manhattan on Wednesday, weeks after his indictment on sealed charges, his lawyer told the Daily News.

Defense attorney Sam Braverman said he expects Ulrich to surrender at the Manhattan criminal courthouse sometime in the morning and appear before Judge Daniel Conviser at 2:15 p.m.

Ulrich, charged in a sealed indictment over the summer, will not know what he’s charged with until he appears in court.

But sources told The News last month that they expect the charges will partly focus on Ulrich accepting a discounted apartment from a Brooklyn contractor, Mark Caller, who had business before the city.

Caller is also expected to face charges along with several others, including Joseph Livreri and his brother Anthony Livreri. Caller’s lawyer, Ben Brafman, who could not immediately be reached for comment, has denied his client, who was Ulrich’s landlord, engaged in anything tantamount to bribery.

The Livreri brothers could not be reached. Joseph Livreri co-owns a Queens pizzeria with a reported history of mob ties and was hired by Ulrich in 2019 to serve as a constituent services staffer in his office. The News reported that Ulrich’s successor, Republican Councilwoman Joann Ariola, let him go in July.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment. But Bragg is scheduled to give a press conference with Jocelyn Strauber, commissioner of the city Department of Investigation, on Wednesday afternoon.

The New York Times has reported that the case against Ulrich will touch on his alleged ties to organized crime and illegal gambling.

In July, The News reported that Ulrich told prosecutors he first learned he was in legal jeopardy from Adams during a May 2022 event, months before the DA’s probe became public knowledge.

Ulrich told prosecutors that Adams told him he should “watch your back and watch your phones,” which he interpreted as a warning that he was under investigation, the sources said.

The ex-DOB boss resigned last November after his phone was seized in the DA’s probe.

Adams denies the encounter and is not expected to be accused of criminal wrongdoing.

Last edited by NYMafia; 09/13/23 02:38 PM.