Ex-NYPD Sergeant and 3 Others Arrested in Bribery Probe Linked to City Council

Prosecutors unsealed an indictment Tuesday alleging the operators of city-funded migrant shelters skimmed $1 million from their no-bid contracts, and pocketed kickbacks from subcontractors they brought in to handle security and food.

The charges filed by U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella in Brooklyn are part of a broader corruption investigation that appears to include a City Council member and a top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to reports and court documents.

Among those charged was Edouardo St. Fort, a former NYPD sergeant whose firm, Fort NYC Security, was hired by the nonprofit BHRAGS Home Care Inc. that has received millions of dollars in contracts to operate city shelters…

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