An inspector for the Department of Housing Preservation & Development was charged with taking a $100 bribe yesterday. The citation was handed down as inspector James Hughes and others attended a lecture about corruption in HPD’s Queens office. It’s not the first time Hughes has been charged with taking bribes. A department official said the decision to level the charges had been carefully planned: “We wanted to send a message this sort of thing is not going to be tolerated.” more [Post]
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HPD inspector cited for bribe-taking
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