A youth counselor at a juvenile detention facility in Brooklyn pocketed more than $70,000 in bribes to sneak in drugs and weapons, Big Apple investigators said Thursday.
Lymek Frazier, 31, is accused of taking payments from relatives and friends of youths locked up at the Crossroads Juvenile Center through cash apps, including over $21,000 in bribes in 48 “transactions” over just six months last year, the New York City Department of Investigation announced.
“This defendant was trusted to ensure the safety and well-being of the young people under his supervision as a youth development specialist,” DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber said.
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“He betrayed that trust when, as charged, he accepted illicit payments to smuggle contraband into the Crossroads Juvenile Center, jeopardizing the safety of its residents and staff,” she said…