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Over 60 current and ex-NYCHA workers cuffed in historic bribery and extortion bust
The New York Post ^ | 02/06/2024 | Craig McCarthy et al

Posted on 02/06/2024 8:46:17 AM PST by thegagline

More than 60 current and former NYCHA workers have been busted in a bribe-and-extortion scheme that authorities say involves the largest number of federal bribery charges in a single day in Department of Justice history.

The suspects — accused of accepting cash payments from contractors in exchange for lucrative New York City Housing Authority contracts — were hauled off in handcuffs in a widespread raid Tuesday morning, according to the Southern District of New York.

The charges may be linked to “micro-purchase” projects, or contracts for smaller repairs and other construction at city housing developments, sources told The Post.

As long as city contracts are worth under an estimated $10,000, local development managers can award them without going through the public bidding process — a system ripe for such potential corruption, sources said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 1619project; blackkk; blackliesmanors; blackliesmatter; blacklivesmatter; blm; corrupt; crime; criticalracetheory; crt; defundthepolice; ericadams; government; housingauthority; newyork; newyorkcity
The New York City Housing Authority has been corrupt for as long as I can remember. Back in the 70s (Abe Beame)and again in the 90s, (David Dinkins) The Nation of Islam (a black supremacist group) received large no bid contacts to provide security for the public housing projects. The security consisted of a couple of guys in black suits, dark sunglasses, and hats.
1 posted on 02/06/2024 8:46:17 AM PST by thegagline
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To: thegagline
Sounds like someone was cutting into a crimes already owned by a syndicate, so the syndicate had law enforcement remove the competition.

Bribes are for the big guys, not the locals.

2 posted on 02/06/2024 8:49:59 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits

Agreed. Not much has really changed since Tammany Hall days.


3 posted on 02/06/2024 8:53:17 AM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024 )
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To: thegagline

Only 60?


4 posted on 02/06/2024 8:53:39 AM PST by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: thegagline

Obviously, someone didn’t get their cut.


5 posted on 02/06/2024 8:54:54 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: T.B. Yoits

I knew of a case here in CT which could have gone sideways like these deals.

The developer paid bribes to a local mayor so he would not have to meet building codes for a big dollar building rehab.

The Mayor then chose the specific building inspector for the job who was compensated under the table for looking the other way.

The building rehab took a while—a couple of years—and everything was going according to plan...until....

The mayor decided not to run for re-election and at the same time the inspector decided to retire.

Fast forward a new legit inspector inspects the building and finds dozens of major issues requiring high six figures to remedy.

The developer (who I knew) could have refused to do the remediation which would have led to an unraveling of the entire scandal.

However he cursed and moaned at his bad luck—but did the repairs as ordered.


6 posted on 02/06/2024 8:59:07 AM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: thegagline

The blues brothers?


7 posted on 02/06/2024 9:02:58 AM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: thegagline

NYCHA has continually run deficits (rents versus expenses) in the millions. The reasons are in part because the rents are too low, in part because how NYCHA operartes the costs for repairs are often more than private property owners would be paying, and in part because of systemic corruption.

All NYCHA property should 100% be sold to multiple private multi-family housing investors.

What the city gets for the sale can go into an investment fund to help continue to subsidize some rents for current residents vetted as “low income”, but not to perpetuate the subsidy to new tenants who come in under the new private owners.

Over time all the NYCHA “projects” would be rented at market values with the private owners. The private owners should also be able to offer voluntary “buyouts” to any current tenants.

The city will benefit from the property taxes on the private housing that was formally government owned and operated. NYCHA has 177,569 apartments in 2,411 buildings. If privatized the property values and property taxes would be many millions.


8 posted on 02/06/2024 9:13:26 AM PST by Wuli
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To: thegagline

Does anyone believe any NY judge will be anywhere near as hard on any of these thieving criminals as they have been on Trump. Trump created jobs and paid large amounts of tax dollars into NY’s coffers. These people stole from the tax-payers and caused harm to the very people they were tasked with assisting. I bet not a one sees any jail time nor any financial penalty.


9 posted on 02/06/2024 9:21:50 AM PST by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
What's the rush? More illegals to warehouse?

10 posted on 02/06/2024 9:31:28 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: thegagline

Corruption and Bribery in New York? Come on Man, that’s standard procedure in that State.


11 posted on 02/06/2024 10:04:57 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: thegagline

Good! Now do the Board of Education and school Principals.


12 posted on 02/06/2024 10:09:02 AM PST by Gigantor (Either the United States respects its Constitution, or there is no need for a United States.)
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To: Gigantor
Good! Now do the Board of Education and school Principals.

Mayor Adams first.

13 posted on 02/06/2024 10:30:35 AM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024 )
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To: thegagline
The New York City Housing Authority has been corrupt for as long as I can remember. Back in the 70s (Abe Beame)and again in the 90s, (David Dinkins) The Nation of Islam (a black supremacist group) received large no bid contacts to provide security for the public housing projects. The security consisted of a couple of guys in black suits, dark sunglasses, and hats.

I assumed they were all demcorats and members of democrat 'victim' groups. Someday we'll get the folks taking bribes from the Cartels...

14 posted on 02/06/2024 10:50:01 AM PST by GOPJ ( Ashli Babbit's killer was given a promotion after the murder. Never forget.)
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To: thegagline

If I decided to risk Rikers Island, it would be for a lot more money than I’m worth.


15 posted on 02/06/2024 11:56:00 AM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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