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The San Francisco City Attorney s Office has reached a settlement with Recology, collectively valued at $107.6 million, stemming from inaccurate rate increases disclosed during an ongoing public corruption investigation as well as unfair competition practices. This news comes as competitors and critics have already been looking for ways to potentially chip away at the company s exclusive lock on the local market.
The deal, announced Thursday, comes after Recology s former government and community relations manager for the area, Paul Giusti, was charged in federal court for allegedly trying to influence a former city official via bribes and other actions. That official helped approve a more than 14% rate increase for the company in 2017. According to the new settlement, Recology used inaccurate calculations to justify that increase and no corrective action was taken by either party once it was discovered.
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Recology San Francisco agreed to lower rates and to reimburse ratepayers for overcharges that were uncovered during an investigation into public corruption tied to former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru.
Nick Bovis, Florence Kong, Walter Wong, Alan Varela and William Gilmartin, as well as their respective companies, were ordered suspended from seeking or receiving any city contracts or grants while their cases remain ongoing.