Ex-Douglas Elliman CEO Lorber Admitted to Intimacy With Brokers

Two weeks before Howard Lorber retired as chairman and chief executive officer of Douglas Elliman Inc., he said at an internal inquiry that he had intimate relationships with two of the company’s brokers, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

The revelation came during a five-hour videoconference call on Oct. 8 where Lorber was questioned about his personal life and allegations of sexual harassment at the firm that he ran for 21 years, the person said. At the session, he was interviewed by lawyers working for a special committee of the board formed in August after directors ...