"Record Corruption: Over 70 NYCHA Employees Arrested in Bribery and Extortion Case"
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70 New York City Housing Authority employees were arrested in the largest single-day bribery takedown in DOJ history, accused of accepting cash payments from contractors in exchange for awarding NYCHA contracts. The alleged conduct, spanning from 2013 to 2023, involved demanding $2 million in bribes for over $13 million in work at NYCHA buildings, affecting nearly 1/3 of all NYCHA buildings. The corruption investigation involved multiple agencies, and officials stated that the investigation is ongoing with the possibility of more arrests.
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- Over 70 current, former NYCHA employees charged in federal bribery, extortion case FOX 5 New York
- Major corruption scandal at NYCHA involves a third of buildings with at least 70 arrests NBC New York
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