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When Janne Sir\u00e9n became director of Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery in 2013 and started house hunting, he found a handsome brick home near Delaware Park, with a curved portico and arched windows.<\/p>\n

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A home purchased by Buffalo AKG Art Museum director Janne Sir\u00e9n is seen on Wednesday.\u00a0According to the museum’s financial records and tax forms, reviewed by the Comptroller’s Office as part of a review of cultural organizations receiving county grants, Sir\u00e9n hasn’t repaid any of the principal or interest on a $335,000 loan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Libby March, Buffalo News<\/p>\n

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Janne Sir\u00e9n was named director of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in 2013. To complete the purchase of his home near Delaware Park, gallery leaders lent him $335,000 at an interest rate of 0.18%<\/p>\n

Derek Gee, News file photo<\/p>\n

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African American Cultural Center leaders and Erie County legislators and the county comptroller move forward to gather missing financial records after critical report finds documents missing.<\/p>\n

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