Three men who allegedly tried to bribe buildings inspectors at two unrelated construction sites in Brooklyn were arrested by the city’s Department of Investigation, the Brooklyn Eagle reported. Property-owner Shu Ming Li, 46, of Brooklyn, and his associate You Liang, 57, of Manhattan, were charged with allegedly offering $5,000 to a city Department of Buildings inspector in return for allowing construction to go forward without a permit. Li and Liang were charged with third-degree bribery and face up to seven years in prison. In the second incident, contractor German Leybinsky, 42, of Staten Island, allegedly gave $60 to an undercover DOI investigator as part of another bribery attempt. He was charged with third-degree
bribery in May and could face up to seven years. [Brooklyn Eagle]