70 NYCHA workers convicted after corruption sweep
Nearly two years after the largest single-day federal bribery takedown in the Justice Department’s history, federal prosecutors secured a perfect record on convictions. All 70 New York City Housing Authority employees swept up in a corruption sweep were convicted, Gothamist reported. Charges ranged from bribery to fraud and extortion. A vast majority of those charged pleaded guilty to felonies, though 11 pleaded guilty to misdemeanors. Only three took it to trial, all resulting in convictions. All told, the numerous defendants accepted more than $2.1 million in bribes combined, according to federal prosecutors. In exchange for the payouts, the defendants steered […]
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