The New York Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a $380,000 fine that was indirectly levied against a Queens-based attorney, whose law firm was improperly advertised on five buildings he owned through a set of corporate entities. 

The state high court ruled that the fine was lawfully imposed by an agency in New York City against corporations owned by John Ciafone, despite his indirect ownership of the buildings. 

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