"Massive NYCHA Corruption: 70 Employees Arrested in Historic Bribery Bust"

Federal prosecutors have charged about 70 current and former New York City Housing Authority employees in a massive kickback scheme, labeling it as the "largest single-day bribery takedown in the history of the justice department." The employees allegedly accepted over $2 million in kickbacks from contractors in exchange for more than $13 million in NYCHA business across at least 100 developments. The scheme involved exploiting a no-bid process for contracts worth less than $10,000, eroding public trust and violating the agency's zero-tolerance policy for wrongful and illegal activity.