Second Miami-Dade public works supervisor charged in bribery scam
By Jay Weaver, The Miami Herald | |
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In return for the bribe payments, Perry helped ensure that the contractor's lighting products were used in the county's street maintenance projects, according to the U.S. attorney's office.
Perry, who held the coordinator's job between 2002 and 2009, pleaded not guilty Friday in
Perry is the county's second roadway lighting coordinator to be charged with the same conspiracy offense. Earlier this year,
The unnamed vendor, a representative of a street-lighting manufacturer, began cooperating in 2012 with the
Perry was responsible for overseeing the maintenance of more than 22,000 street lights in the county's roadway system. He is charged with regularly directing the contractor to pay off his debts, including payments on insurance policies for two homes and two cars, between 2006 and
Perry also accepted cruise vacations, airline tickets, hotel payments and theater tickets, according to the conspiracy charge.
To pull off the scheme, Perry allegedly directed the contractor to make checks payable to third parties. After the checks were cashed, Perry decided how the proceeds would be split.
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