Vacant D.C. property owner to pay $1.8 million for tax evasion, AG says

The owner of a vacant property near D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood who falsely claimed it was occupied for more than a decade must pay $1.8 million in back taxes, interest and other penalties, Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D) announced Tuesday. Last week’s judgment in D.C. Superior Court follows a 2022 lawsuit from former attorney general Karl A. Racine (D) against George Papageorge, who owns the property at 1000 C Street NE through the company 10th and C Street Associates. The red-brick building is somewhat notorious for being an eyesore and...