2nd Recology executive linked to Mohammed Nuru corruption scandal charged
By Daniel Montes
Longtime friends charged by feds with corruption
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal prosecutors in San Francisco announced Thursday they ve charged the former vice president and group manager of Recology the company contracted by the city to handle waste collection with bribery and money laundering.
John Francis Porter, 37, is the second Recology executive to be charged in the ever-widening city corruption case, as federal prosecutors also charged former Recology group and government community relations manager Paul Frederick Giusti with bribery and money laundering back in November.
Prosecutors allege Porter worked with Giusti to bribe former San Francisco Department of Public Works director Mohammed Nuru, whose responsibilities included regulating waste collection rates and approving contracts.
Former SF official agrees to plea deal, will cooperate with FBI in corruption investigation
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Mohammed Nuru, director of San Francisco Public Works, left, walks in front of attorney Ismail Ramsey as they leave a federal courthouse in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. The FBI arrested public works director Mohammed Nuru and restaurateur N
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SAN FRANCISCO - A former San Francisco aide to Mayor London Breed has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and will cooperate with the FBI in their ongoing corruption investigation of San Francisco City Hall.
Federal officials made the announcement on Tuesday regarding the former Mayor s Office of Neighborhood Services Director, Sandra Zuniga.
S.F. s deal for the Golden Gate Park Ferris wheel may be investigated amid neighborhood fight
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Supervisors Connie Chan and Aaron Peskin say they want to dig deeper into the nonprofit San Francisco Parks Alliance, which would handle operating profits under a contract awarded to the Ferris wheel operator, in light of the city’s public corruption investigation.Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
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The SkyStar Ferris wheel, meant to commemorate Golden Gate Park’s 150th anniversary, is seen with its lights on for the first time on Oct. 20 after a delay due to the pandemic.Amy Osborne / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Capital needs a new approach to tree surgery
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Pictures of numerous chopped down tree trunks scattered near the walls of Wat Po in the Rattanakosin old town area were shared on social media and immediately triggered public outrage.
Netizens exclaimed in disbelief. Not again! Several rushed to blame the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). Such a presumption was understandable as the agency has gained a bad reputation with its brutal treatment of plants and trees.
However, this time round, it was an initiative of the temple abbot who wanted to improve the surrounding area of the premises. He was also concerned about health and safety.
Millionaire contractor in S.F. City Hall bribery scandal sentenced to a year in prison
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Director of Public Works Mohammed Nuru at the Embarcadero Navigation Center preview tour with city officials and members of the news media on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif.Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle
A construction contractor was sentenced to a year in prison Thursday for her role in the corruption scandal that brought down former San Francisco Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru and entangled a host of city officials.
Florence Kong, a millionaire whose construction companies did business with San Francisco, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of bribery and lying to the FBI in October. As part of the plea agreement, she admitted to bribing Nuru with cash, a Rolex watch worth $40,000 and the installation of a gate for his vacation home. She also admitted to lying to FBI agents about her relationship with Nuru.