Bribery Charges Against City Official
Charged with soliciting cash and kickbacks from 2022-2025.
Evidence includes recorded calls and texts from a cooperating security firm owner.
Accepted $16,000 in bribes, including $11k from security exec and $5k from funeral director.
Obtained $20k Paycheck Protection Program loan fraudulently.
Pleaded not guilty; attorney Richard Washington denies wrongdoing.
Indictment part of Adams-era investigations, affecting Eric Adams' poll numbers and election loss to Zohran Mamdani.
3 days ago