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A former superintendent of Marble Hill Houses is one of 70 current and former NYCHA employees who were arrested by federal law enforcement last Tuesday for allegedly accepting more than $2 million in bribes for contracts for the city housing agency. Jose Hernandez, 57, of Manhattan faces charges of solicitation and receipt of a bribe and extortion under color of official right for allegedly soliciting and accepting about $95,000 in bribes in exchange for arranging for certain contractors to receive no-bid contracts from New York City Housing Authority worth $640,000, according to a complaint in U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. “Instead of acting in the interests of NYCHA residents, the City of New York, or taxpayers, the 70 defendants charged today (Feb. 6) allegedly used their jobs at NYCHA to line their own pockets,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. “This action is the largest single-day bribery takedown in the history of the Justice Department. NYCHA residents d

Marble Hill Houses superintendent charged in bribery scheme | The Riverdale Press | www.riverdalepress.com Skip to main content 75°, Cloudy --> July 22, 2026 Register Log in Facebook Twitter Email us Marble Hill Houses superintendent charged in bribery scheme U.S. Justice Dept.: Hernandez took $95K for NYCHA contracts Posted Friday, February 16, 2024 12:13 pm A resident makes his way into one of Marble Hill Houses development buildings earlier this week. GARY JEAN-JUSTE NYCHA’s Marble Hill Houses development is one of many public housing facilities where present and former superintendents

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