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Prosecutors: Mobsters worked as NYC inspectors
Quick ReadProsecutors: Mobsters worked as NYC building inspectors, engineering corruption
NEW YORK (AP) — Corruption in the city's construction industry ran so deep that mobsters worked as city building inspectors in recent years, prosecutors said Thursday.
One reputed Lucchese crime family member used his city Department of Buildings job to recruit customers for his gambling ring, according to Manhattan prosecutors.
Another is accused of taking more than $82,000 in bribes...
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