A Brooklyn nonprofit will likely receive nearly $200 million in new city contracts two months after federal prosecutors charged its leaders with bribery and embezzlement, Gothamist reported.
The city says it will place BHRAGS Home Care under the watch of an independent monitor, rather than break ties with the homeless shelter operator.
City contracting records show BHRAGS is expected to receive at least two contracts beginning July 1. One worth $136 million is for shelter facilities for homeless adults. That’s up $42 million from the $94 million deal Gothamist first reported in April. A separate $50 million contract for “social services in commercial hotels” was also recently listed on a public database of contracts, the news site reported…