City to retain $25M in contracts with landscaper convicted in bribery and bid-rigging cases
NYC to Maintain Contract with Convicted Landscaper New York City has decided to continue its multi-million dollar contract with Griffin’s Landscaping, owned by Glenn Griffin, despite his recent conviction in a bribery scheme worth $2.4 million and additional fraud charges. Griffin, based in Westchester County, is permitted to keep a tree planting contract with the […]
Firm in alleged Hochul bid-rigging scheme was set for takeover before it even won contract
The company, which is at the center of allegations of bid rigging surrounding Gov. Kathy Hochul's $9 billion overhaul of the home care program, added staff weeks before winning the contract, records show. Public Partnership LLC had already posted a job opening for a manager in August, about two months before officially winning the contract […]
Ritchie Torres calls for bid-rigging probe of Hochul’s $9B home care contract
Bronx Rep. Richie Torres (D-N.Y.) has opened a new front in his public battle against Gov. Kathy Hochul, challenging New York state's $9 billion home health Medicaid program amid allegations of fraud. It called for an investigation into allegations that the governor's office rigged the bidding it oversees. Torres sent a letter to state and […]