Ex-NYC DOB supervisor took $75K in bribes to fast-track construction deals: DA

A former city Department of Buildings supervisor pocketed more than $75,000 in bribes by fast-tracking hundreds of construction deals around the Big Apple, using the dough to fund a lavish lifestyle that included trips to Japan, prosecutors charged Monday. Jake Udeh, 57, was indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges in Manhattan Supreme Court for allegedly…

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