New York City pays contractors who bribed officials

Topline: Confessing to a decade of bribery is apparently not a disqualifying factor for doing business with the City of New York. Eight companies that publicly admitted to paying off local officials have received $7.8 million worth of city contracts since the conspiracy was uncovered in February 2024, according to nonprofit newsroom The City.

Key facts: Last year the U.S. Department of Justice charged 70 New York City Housing Authority officials with accepting cash payments in exchange for city contracts.