"Record Corruption Case: Dozens of NYCHA Employees Arrested in Bribery Probe"
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More than 60 current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority have been charged with bribery and extortion by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, marking a record single-day number of bribery charges for the Department of Justice. The employees are accused of accepting cash payments from contractors in exchange for awarding NYCHA contracts. The housing agency, which provides affordable homes for over 300,000 New Yorkers, has been plagued by complaints about aging buildings and a lack of affordable housing in one of the world's priciest cities.
- Scores of N.Y. Public Housing Workers Charged in Record Corruption Case The New York Times
- As many as 70 NYCHA employees arrested in federal corruption investigation in New York City WABC-TV
- 70 NYC Housing Authority employees arrested in corruption investigation ABC News
- About 70 NYC public housing employees arrested in bribery probe, federal officials say Gothamist
- Dozens arrested in NYCHA corruption scandal, sources say NBC New York
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