Kushner Cos. has received a federal grand-jury subpoena as part of an investigation being conducted by the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of New York, The Wall Street

Journal reported Thursday. White House advisor Jared Kushner was chief executive of the company prior to his role in the Trump administration. The Journal reported that the subpoena came

after an Associated Press story which alleged that Kushner Cos. had filed documents stating it had no rent-controlled tenants, when it actually has hundreds. In response to the AP report,

Kushner Cos. said its documents were prepared by a third party and that it works to correct any mistakes or violations as soon as they are identified. When the Journal asked for comment on