“Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday offered new details of bribery allegations against a top aide to the former New York City mayor, describing what they said was a corrupt scheme in which the aide received jewelry and other gifts in exchange for pressuring city regulators to approve building projects despite safety concerns,” the New York Times reports.
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