BHRAGS Home Care Corp. Bosses Charged in $1.3M Theft
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Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against top executives at BHRAGS Home Care Corp., a New York nonprofit running homeless shelters, for embezzling $1.3 million and awarding contracts to cronies for bribes and kickbacks. The main culprits are executive director Roberto Samedy and former board chair Jean Ronald Tirelus, who pocketed $800,000 meant for affordable housing and received over $200,000 in kickbacks from vendors like Edouardo St. Fort and Miguel Jorge. All four were arrested on Tuesday. Investigators are also looking into City Council member Farah Louis and her sister Debbie Louis, an aide to Governor Kathy Hochul, over possible bribes tied to city money for the nonprofit. The suspects face up to twenty years in prison if convicted, but theyve all pleaded not guilty. BHRAGS has put Samedy on leave and claims full cooperation with feds, while Debbie is on leave too. The city council emphasizes the need for trust in leaders as the probe continues.
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