http://bribewatch.org Protecting consumers from corruption in the constuction and inspection industry Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:18:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en July 19, 2007 BY BEACON NEWS STAFF A North Aurora woman was arrested on bribery charges Wednesday stemming from an investigation in which she allegedly offered a city inspector $200 to overlook housing violations at a property apparently owned by one of her relatives. Jahnnette Campos, 33, of the 2000 Block of Westover ... http://bribewatch.org/bribes/woman-faces-inspection-bribery-charges HUD Official and Realtor Imprisoned for Bribery Scheme A former official at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the owner of a real estate company were sentenced for participating in a bribery scheme. The owner of the real estate company, Mr. Kailani, paid bribes to Karen Christensen, a ... http://bribewatch.org/bribes/hud-official-and-real-estate-company-owner-sentenced-for-bribery-scheme Real estate agents, particularly buyers agents, have a fiduciary duty to their clients to recommend the very best inspectors based solely on merit. Buying a home is a rare occurrence for most people and the agent's professional recommendations are very much needed and relied upon. However some inspectors bribe real ... http://bribewatch.org/bribes/dont-necessarily-use-the-home-inspector-recommended-by-your-real-estate-agent Associated Press, June 26, 2007 NEW YORK Two restaurant owners were arrested for bribing health inspectors to overlook uncovered raw meat and mouse droppings at their establishments, investigators said Friday. Undercover officers with the Department of Investigation, posing as city health inspectors, were offered bribes of $500 after pointing out several health ... http://bribewatch.org/bribes/restaurant-operators-charged-in-bribery San Francisco Chronicle Jason B. Johnson, Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, June 24, 2006 An Alameda building inspector tried to shake down the owner of a Chinese restaurant for free meals, materials to build an addition to his home and a food blender to give his wife for Christmas, according to court documents filed ... http://bribewatch.org/bribes/city-building-inspector-charged-with-bribe-solicitation ALAMEDA -- A city building inspector accused of soliciting bribes from a local business owner was arrested Thursday morning after a several-month FBI investigation, authorities said. FBI agents arrested Hans Williams, 46, at his Dublin home without incident, an FBI spokeswoman said. Williams, a longtime City Hall employee who city ... http://bribewatch.org/bribes/city-building-inspector-accused-of-soliciting-bribes June 20, 2007 Monday was a bad day for small-time developer Vauguens Michel. When a DOB inspector checking out a construction site of Michel's at 514 Maple Street noticed that another of his properties just five lots away had illegal excavation work going on, the 49-year-old Brooklyn resident offered $500 to ... http://bribewatch.org/bribes/developer-charged-with-bribery-of-dob-inspector A few housing officials in the counties of Paterson and Passaic were found guilty on charges of bribery. Some of these former and current housing officials were taken into custody by federal agents when a local property manager brought out the case into the open. The local property manager had secretly ... http://bribewatch.org/bribes/housing-officials-face-charges-of-bribery Attorney General Lockyer Announces Arrest of Nursing Home Operator in Connection with Alleged Bribery of Los Angeles County Facilities Inspector Owner Told Confidential Informant Other Local Health Agency Employees on the Take FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (916) 324-5500 (LOS ANGELES) – Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced the state Department of Justice Bureau of Medi-Cal ... http://bribewatch.org/bribes/alleged-bribery-of-los-angeles-county-facilities-inspector New York Post By STEFANIE COHEN May 16, 2007 -- A former inspector for the city Buildings Department has been charged with accepting $17,000 in bribes to overlook sewer violations and approve faulty work, according to a federal arrest warrant unsealed in Brooklyn federal court yesterday. Dean Massari is accused of taking ... http://bribewatch.org/bribes/ex-city-inspector-in-bribery-scam