New York City’s former chief crane inspector is facing jail time for taking more than $10,000 in payoffs to fake inspection and licensing exam results.
James Delayo faces from two to six years in prison after pleading guilty to receiving bribes earlier this year. He’s appearing in a Manhattan court later Wednesday.
Delayo has admitted taking bribes from 2000 to 2008 to file paperwork indicating a Long Island crane company had passed inspections that hadn’t occurred. Prosecutors say Delayo took payoffs from $200 to $3,000 at a time.
The charges against Delayo — filed in 2008 — stemmed from a crackdown on corruption in the construction industry that began after two deadly crane collapses that killed nine people.