Prosecutors say Wayne Peiffer, a police officer in Brewster, N.Y., had women from sex-trafficking and prostitution rings brought to him at the police station. Source: New York Times
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Jack Brown Earns $1 Million to Run Homeless Shelters Despite Troubled Past
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2021
Some executives at nonprofit groups that operate New York City homeless shelters are benefiting from the plight of the people they serve. Source: New York Times
Housing Boss Earns $1 Million to Run Shelters Despite a Troubled Past
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2021
Some executives at nonprofit groups that operate New York City homeless shelters are benefiting from the plight of the people they serve. Source: New York Times
Cuomo’s Inner Circle Raised Money for Aide, Joseph Percoco, Who Was Convicted of Bribery
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2021
Gov. Andrew Cuomo distanced himself from the aide, Joseph Percoco, but the governor’s sister and close allies quietly funded the aide’s legal fight. Source: New York Times
Guards Smuggled Drugs and Razors Into N.Y.C. Jails, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2021
The correction officers are accused of taking thousands of dollars in bribes to sneak contraband into the city’s jails. Source: New York Times
3 NYPD Officers Charged in Bribe Scheme
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2021
The officers, one of them retired, funneled work to a tow truck company for kickbacks and sold car crash victims’ personal information, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
Housing Boss Who Was Accused of Sexual Abuse Now Faces Bribery Charges
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2021
Prosecutors accused Victor Rivera of enriching himself through kickbacks as he led one of the largest homeless shelter operations in New York City. Source: New York Times
Politically Connected N.Y. Union Boss Is Accused of ‘Shocking’ Corruption
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2020
Federal prosecutors say James W. Cahill and 10 others accepted more than $100,000 in bribes in return for using their influence to help employers who had hired nonunion labor. Source: New York Times