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A former top Recology official is the latest in a string of city officials and contractors to be arrested in the federal San Francisco public corruption investigation.
In a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday, federal investigators accuse Recology Vice President John Porter of bribing disgraced former head of San Francisco Public Works Mohammed Nuru in exchange for his help securing fee and rate increases for the company’s garbage hauling services. Porter is also tied to Recology’s overcharging of city ratepayers to the tune of $100 million, which was recently revealed in a lawsuit filed against the company by the City Attorney’s Office.
A high-ranking S.F. official knew about Recology overcharging customers two years ago, emails show
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The current head of finance at the Department of Public Works was alerted in January 2019 to trash collector Recology’s improper rate increase, according to emails between senior management in the department and the company. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Jeff Chiu / Associated Press
The current head of finance at the Department of Public Works was alerted in January 2019 to trash collector Recology’s improper rate increase, according to emails between senior management in the department and the company.
It’s not yet clear, and no city agency involved will say, what the finance head did with the information and whether she took any action to flag it as improper.