In a historic crackdown, the Justice Department has charged dozens of New York City public housing employees in what officials are calling the largest-ever federal bribery bust involving the agency.
According to The New York Times, 70 current and former staff members of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) stand accused of accepting cash bribes from contractors in exchange for lucrative Housing Authority contracts — a sweeping corruption scandal shaking the city’s largest landlord to its core.