Former employees of the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI), Cyril Yu and Rudy Pada, have been charged with bribery by federal prosecutors. The alleged bribes were provided by the same individual who previously bribed ex-inspector Bernie Curran. This comes amidst a wave of corruption convictions in San Francisco. The charges against Yu and Pada involve accepting bribes to expedite building permits. The corruption scandal highlights systemic issues within the DBI and the city's permitting system.
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The Feds today leveled bribery charges against former SF Dept. of Building Inspection employees Cyril Yu and Rudy Pada. The source of the alleged bribes appears to be the same man who showered money on convicted ex-inspector Bernie Curran https://t.co/xtmf9NIwhS From @esksf
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