For decades, Seddio was the force behind Canarsie's most famous holiday attraction: a dazzling display at his law office at Flatlands Avenue and East 93rd Street. Each year, the building was wrapped in more than 150,000 lights and filled with mechanical figures, moving scenes and inflatable decorations that attracted thousands of visitors and rivaled the most elaborate displays across the five boroughs. The tradition stretched nearly 50 years before dimming in 2021, when Seddio put the historic property up for sale.
Seddio's alleged machinations have stymied the overseas investors' nearly year-long effort to claw back the millions they put into an escrow account as they explored a potential business venture with real estate investor Sam Sprei, according to their federal suit filed this month. It's one of multiple lawsuits filed in state and federal court that the former Brooklyn Democratic Party chairman is facing over his ties to Sprei.
The expenditures in question, made between 2012 and 2024, fall into two broad categories - a series of specific purchases totaling $94,824.33, either with no listed purpose or explanation as required by law or vague justifications for the expenditure.