City’s Top Crane Inspector Is Arrested
The city’s chief crane inspector was arrested Friday and charged with taking bribes to pass cranes under his review and for taking money from a crane company who sought to ensure that their employees would pass the required licensing exam, the authorities said. The man, James Delayo, the acting chief inspector for the Cranes and Derricks Unit at the city Department of Buildings, was in charge of overseeing the issuance of city licenses for crane operators.
He is also facing charges that he provided a copy of the crane operator’s exam and the test answers to a crane company in exchange for $3,000, said an official involved in the case, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the charges had not yet been formally filed.
Mr. Delayo, who is being prosecuted by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau, surrendered this morning to investigators from the city Department of Investigation, the official said.
The charges against Mr. Delayo, 60, which include third-degree bribe-receiving and first-degree tampering with public records, both D felonies for which he could face up to seven years in prison, came just a week after the city’s second fatal tower crane collapse in 10 weeks.
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this guy is responsible for several deaths; where are the manslaughter charges?
Increasing hurdles. Until they legally establish his link they can't do the next part. It isn't like L&O -- in real life you have to establish a solid legal foundation.
I am sure you will see those manslaughter charges filed after this is all complete and he is found guilty.
